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Judge recuses himself from OSI’s bid for evidence in Roberts-Smith case
Defamation 2023-08-25 11:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge who found that Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes has recused himself from deciding whether the Office of the Special Investigator can access evidence […]

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Citing ‘human cost of litigation’, judge urges settlement in Linda Reynolds defamation case
Defamation 2023-08-25 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge hearing a lawsuit by senator Linda Reynolds against the partner of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins over allegedly defamatory social media posts has […]

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Murdoch coughs up $1.3M in Crikey’s legal costs of defamation case
Defamation 2023-08-22 11:07 pm By Sam Matthews

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has paid $1.3 million to Crikey publisher Private Media for costs incurred successfully defending his defamation suit. Murdoch’s lawyer John […]

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Judge rejects Seven’s ‘most unusual request’ to correct judgment in Roberts-Smith case
Defamation 2023-08-18 1:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a request by lawyers for Seven and the TV network’s billionaire chairman, Kerry Stokes, to issue a correction to his published […]

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Pauline Hanson wins reversal of $250,000 defamation award for Brian Burston
Defamation 2023-08-16 3:30 pm By Sam Matthews

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has succeeded in overturning a defamation judgment requiring her to pay $250,000 in damages to former colleague Brian Burston, with […]

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Seven, Stokes keep up fight to shield emails with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
Appeals 2023-08-16 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Seven Network and owner Kerry Stokes are seeking to challenge a ruling ordering them to produce thousands of emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team […]

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Plastic surgeon awarded $50,000 for nose job patient’s negative review
Defamation 2023-08-16 1:27 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has awarded a plastic surgeon $50,000 after finding he was defamed by a patient who left him a one-star review online. Geelong-based plastic […]

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In-house lawyer can’t rep WA company in proceedings against defamation lawyers
Business of Law 2023-08-14 4:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An in-house lawyer is barred from representing his employer in proceedings against a law firm after a judge found it breached rules in Western Australia […]

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Ousted partner claims he was defamed by PwC amid tax leaks crisis
Defamation 2023-08-11 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner may launch defamation proceedings against the professional services firm over two press releases which he says falsely linked him to a tax […]

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Seven refused extension for handing over emails with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
Defamation 2023-08-11 1:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Kerry Stokes and Seven Network have lost their bid for an extension to produce 8,600 emails exchanged between the media company and Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers […]

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