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Rebel Wilson hit with indemnity costs over ditched subpoena fight
A judge has ordered Rebel Wilson to pay indemnity costs after she retracted an application to set aside subpoenaed evidence from Nine Network regarding an appearance on 60 Minutes.
Rebel Wilson loses bid to transfer Charlotte MacInnes defamation case
A Federal Court judge has shot down Rebel Wilson's bid to have a defamation case brought by 'The Deb' lead actress Charlotte MacInnes transferred to the NSW Supreme Court.
Trial vacated in suit over $1.5M loan to John Pesutto
An upcoming trial in a case over a Victorian Liberal Party-linked company's decision to give former party leader John Pesutto a $1.5 million loan to help him avoid bankruptcy has been vacated.
Rebel Wilson gets new lawyers in ‘The Deb’ defamation cases
New lawyers have stepped in to represent Rebel Wilson in defamation proceedings linked to her film 'The Deb', after the actress fired her lawyers ahead of a planned hearing last week.
Rebel Wilson dumps lawyers in ‘The Deb’ defamation cases
Actress Rebel Wilson has fired lawyers who were representing her in NSW Supreme Court and Federal Court defamation proceedings linked to her film 'The Deb'.
Liberal Party NSW members to face ‘novel’ negligence claim
A judge has allowed a novel negligence claim in a class action over the NSW Liberal Party’s failure to lodge paperwork for local candidates, saying a High Court ruling that rejected a duty of care to protect against economic loss did not doom the claim. 
Court to hear challenge to Liberals’ loan for Pesutto defamation costs
A bid by the Victorian Liberal Party to summarily toss a challenge to a $1.5 million advance made to former leader John Pesutto for defence costs in a defamation suit has failed, with a court finding there is a case to be tried about the validity of the loan.
Defamation lawyer must replead parts of defence to barrister’s case over fees
A barrister who is suing solicitor Rebekah Giles over fees for work on a defamation case against Nine has been partially successful in her bid to strike out sections of Giles' defence.
Judge partly bars Rebel Wilson’s US cross-claim over The Deb
A judge has issued an injunction against actress and director Rebel Wilson, partially blocking her cross-claim in US defamation proceedings launched by producers of her film, 'The Deb'.
More claims fly in Rebel Wilson’s fight with The Deb’s producers
Rebel Wilson wants a court to shut down a cross-claim launched by a company linked to her film 'The Deb', the latest salvo in the director's battle with the movie's producers.