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Fairfax loses strike-out bid in defamation suit over Facebook comments
A judge has denied Fairfax's bid to strike out allegations by a Western Australian businessman that it was the publisher of allegedly defamatory comments that appeared on one of its Facebook pages.
Theatre company drops bid for suppression to shield Craig McLachlan from ‘distress’
A theatre company accused of discriminating against actress Christie Whelan Browne and subjecting her to repeated sexual harassment has dropped a bid to suppress parts of her claim to protect actor Craig McLachlan from distress and embarrassment.
Actor Christie Whelan Browne sues theatre company for alleged sexual harassment
Actor Christie Whelan Browne has sued the theatre company behind the 2014 production of the Rocky Horror Show alleging she was discriminated against and subjected to repeated sexual harassment at the hands of a fellow actor.
Deep sleep defamation case against HarperCollins finally put to rest
A psychiatrist has reached a confidential settlement with Harper Collins in his defamation case over a book about the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.
PNG minister’s defamation award cut after ‘regrettable’ error by judge
A judge has shaved $80,000 off the damages recently awarded to a Papua New Guinea politician who sued Fairfax Media over a series of articles published in the Australian Financial Review, after finding she wrongly discounted a mitigation defence by the publisher.
High Court won’t hear HarperCollins’ deep sleep defamation appeal
The High Court has declined HarperCollins' special leave application seeking to appeal a decision that revived a psychiatrist's defamation case over a book about the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.
‘Replete with errors’: Fairfax ordered to pay PNG minister $545,000, as judge rails against AFR reporters
Nine-owned Fairfax Media has been ordered to pay a $545,000 to a Papua New Guinea politician who sued the publisher for defamation over a series of articles published in the Australian Financial Review, which a judge found were “replete with errors and misrepresentations.”
HarperCollins can make ‘bad reputation’ claims in deep sleep defamation case
A psychiatrist that sued HarperCollins for defamation over a book on the use of deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s has lost his bid to disallow the publisher’s claim that any damage he suffered was mitigated by his bad reputation.
Super fund sues crypto company for ‘flagrant’ trade mark infringement
Education superannuation fund NGS Super has filed a trade mark lawsuit against Australian blockchain mining company NGS Crypto, claiming it failed to comply with a promise to rebrand and continues to profit at the fund’s expense. 
Rival takes down Saputo Dairy’s ‘Ascend’ trade mark
US-based mozzarella giant Leprino Foods has succeeded in removing Canadian dairy company Saputo's 'Ascend' trade mark for non-use.