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The Australian says claim JLL exec sexually harassed junior at strip club is true
Defamation 2025-12-18 11:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The publisher of The Australian has hit back at a defamation case by a former JLL executive, saying it was substantially true that he fondled a drunk junior female colleague’s breast at a strip club. 

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Defamation lawyer must replead parts of defence to barrister’s case over fees
Defamation 2025-12-15 11:10 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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.

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Judge partly bars Rebel Wilson’s US cross-claim over The Deb
Defamation 2025-12-08 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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’.

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Bruce Lehrmann knew Higgins did not consent, Full Court says in tossing appeal
Defamation 2025-12-03 10:56 am By Sam Matthews

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lost his challenge to a finding that that he raped colleague Brittany Higgins, with an appeals court going further in finding Lehrmann was not just recklessly indifferent to Higgins’ consent, but knew she was not consenting and “proceeded nonetheless”.

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Nine wants indemnity costs in surgeon Al Muderis’ failed defamation case
Defamation 2025-12-01 11:39 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Nine wants indemnity costs against celebrity surgeon Munjed Al Muderis, claiming his defamation case over reports critical of his promotion of an experimental procedure, which the court found were substantially true, was an abuse of process.

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More claims fly in Rebel Wilson’s fight with The Deb’s producers
Defamation 2025-11-28 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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.

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Not a ‘court of taste’: Mark Latham says homophobic tweet not defamatory
Appeals 2025-11-25 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

A homophobic tweet aimed at independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich may have approached “vulgar abuse” but was just part of the cut and thrust of Australian political debate, former One Nation politician Mark Latham has said.

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The Australian to claim truth defence in JLL execs’ cases, court told
Defamation 2025-11-24 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The publisher of The Australian will bring a truth defence to defamation claims by two sacked executives of commercial real estate broker JLL who claim they were falsely accused of sexual harassment, a court has heard. 

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ABC defeats defamation suit by owner of collapsed travel agent Bestjet
Defamation 2025-11-21 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ABC has defeated a defamation suit by the owner of a defunct online travel agency Bestjet, with a judge finding the article in question did not convey that he was to blame for the collapse of the business.

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AI Film wants anti-suit injunction over Rebel Wilson’s US cross-claim
Defamation 2025-11-20 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Production company AI Film wants a NSW court to issue an anti-suit injunction against actress and director Rebel Wilson, after she filed a cross-claim in legal proceedings in the US.

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