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A barrister for a group of people set to give evidence against Craig McLachlan at his upcoming defamation trial lost a bid Friday to suppress subpoenas by the actor on the grounds that the definition of 'sexual harassment' is too much in "flux".
Senator David Leyonhjelm wants the Federal Court to toss a defamation lawsuit filed by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, saying the court is barred from hearing the case due to parliamentary privilege
The ABC and Fairfax Media are appealing a ruling tossing their truth defence in a case brought by Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Dr Chau Chak Wing.
Geoffrey Rush's legal team plans to question his King Lear co-star over a break-up with her partner, arguing the actress at the centre of a defamation case might have been distressed by the relationship split, not by any allegedly inappropriate behaviour by the Oscar-winning actor.
Broadcaster Alan Jones and two radio stations have been ordered to pay $3.75 million for defaming a prominent Queensland family by blaming them for the deaths of 12 people in the 2011 Grantham floods.
A court has struck out defamation claims brought by embattled Quintis founder Frank Wilson against the company's former directors over ASX statements he alleges suggested he knew about the company's termination of a supply contract with Nestle's dermatology unit, Galderma Laboratories.
A judge has thrown out the truth defence claimed by the ABC and Fairfax Media in a case brought by Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Dr Chau Chak Wing.
A judge on Thursday struck out former Prime Minister Mark Latham's defence in a defamation case filed against him by the political editor of pop culture site Junkee, calling it an "extraordinary document" and the "antithesis of a pleading".
Correspondence to a law firm revealing a client's identity was covered by legal professional privilege because the firm's advice was contingent on the client providing his name, a court has ruled.
The Nine Network has defeated a bid by a property developer planning a defamation suit to block the television network from running an episode of "A Current Affair" that he says could harm his reputation.