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‘Utterly hopeless’: Ex-commando pans ABC’s truth defence to war crimes coverage
Defamation 2022-10-12 3:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former special forces commander who has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over stories that allegedly imply he committed war crimes in Afghanistan is seeking […]

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Nine settles defamation case by former MP Andrew Laming
Defamation 2022-09-14 10:26 am By Cindy Cameronne

Nine Network has apologised to former member for Bowman, Andrew Laming, over a news segment that accused him of taking a lewd photograph, having struck […]

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Ex-special forces commando sues ABC for defamation over war crimes coverage
Defamation 2022-09-12 4:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former special forces commander has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over two stories which he claims implied that he “callously killed” a prisoner and […]

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HarperCollins wants High Court to reawaken deep sleep defamation case
Defamation 2022-07-27 1:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Publisher HarperCollins has filed a special leave application with the High Court seeking to challenge a decision that revived a defamation case by a psychiatrist […]

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Christian Porter loses appeal after silk barred from acting in defamation case
Legal Ethics 2022-07-14 2:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against […]

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Deep sleep therapy case re-awakened as Full Court grants appeal
Defamation 2022-04-29 10:19 am By Cindy Cameronne

Two psychiatrists who administered the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s have won a Full Court appeal in their […]

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Nine doubles down on claim that barrister exploited celebrity cavoodle for financial gain
Defamation 2022-04-28 5:14 pm By Sam Matthews

Nine claims that any harm a Sydney barrister suffered from its allegedly defamatory coverage of her battle for custody of Oscar the cavoodle was mitigated […]

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Nine’s ‘dog ate my homework’ excuse doesn’t wash with judge in cavoodle case
Defamation 2022-04-26 3:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nine has lost its bid to argue the substantial truth of an alleged defamatory imputation arising from its coverage of a custody battle for famed […]

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Plastic surgeon wins $450,000 in defamation case over fake review by rival
Defamation 2022-04-21 10:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Gold Coast cosmetic surgeon has won his defamation case against a competitor who posted a phony online review, with a judge ordering damages of […]

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Top silk had to take Christian Porter brief under cab rank rule, court hears
Legal Ethics 2022-04-20 8:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has told the Full Court that silk Sue Chrysanthou had to act for him in his defamation action against the ABC […]

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