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Court warns of ‘dangers’ of defamation suits, awards Google reviewer indemnity costs
Defamation 2023-03-09 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who tossed a house painter’s case over a one-star Google review has awarded partial indemnity costs to the critic and said her order […]

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Winners and losers in 2022’s headline-grabbing defamation cases
Defamation 2023-01-27 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

From the ongoing saga of the high-profile Christian Porter action against the ABC to “backyard” litigation testing the serious harm bar, defamation cases made headlines […]

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Judge knocks back painter’s defamation case over ‘unflattering’ Google review
Defamation 2023-01-25 2:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In one of the first cases to test the new ‘serious harm’ threshold for defamation matters, a judge has knocked back a NSW house painter’s […]

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Judge discontinues Queensland legal fees class action
Class Actions 2019-07-29 2:51 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has discontinued a class action brought against a Queensland law firm over allegedly non-compliant conditional costs agreements, after finding no evidence that anyone […]

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Judge questions Gadens’ cost disclosures in fee spat with client
Business of Law 2019-01-08 9:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has allowed an assessment of Gadens’ legal costs in a dispute with a client over $665,000 in fees, saying while the application had […]

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