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Former senator David Leyonhjelm is appealing a ruling that socked him with a $120,000 damages bill in a defamation case brought by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, and has hired a new solicitor to bring the challenge.
Former senator David Leyonhjelm used a settlement offer as another platform to attack Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young ahead of her win in a defamation case, a court has heard.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has been awarded $120,000 in damages after suing former senator David Leyonhjelm, with a judge finding there was no justification for defamatory commments he made to the media and that he acted with malice.
Three syndicates of Lloyd's London have failed in their bid to toss a case brought by National Australia Bank seeking £357 million ($655 million) in insurance claims relating to two consumer redress schemes in the UK.
A senior partner at a Sydney-based law firm has denied he made a "deliberate decision" to withhold advice from a former client suing for alleged breach of duties and conflict of interest over a rejected $4.45 million settlement in an employment dispute with Westpac.
A contempt of court prosecution ordered against Google for failing to immediately remove allegedly defamatory online reviews has been thrown out, with a judge saying the internet giant did not act in reckless or negligent disregard of the court's removal orders.
A senior partner at a Sydney-based law firm has defended advice he gave five former clients suing over what they say was breach of duties and conflict of interest relating to a rejected $4.45 million settlement in an employment case against Westpac.
A Sydney-based law firm is planning to file a cross-claim seeking legal costs from five former clients it represented in an employment lawsuit against Westpac, who are accusing the firm of negligence in rejecting a $4.45 million settlement offer.
Facing cross-examination on the second day of her defamation hearing against former Senator David Leyonhjelm, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young denied she suggested all men were collectively responsible for violence against women when she said “men behave like morons and like pigs” in a television interview.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young was close to tears Monday as she told the Federal Court on the first day of trial in her defamation case against former Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm that she felt like she was “being punished for standing up for herself”.