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Nine’s stories on surgeon the ‘opposite of public interest’, court told
Claire Roberts 2023-09-04 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has argued in his defamation case against Nine that stories detailing his alleged negligence misled the public about medical issues and were the “opposite of public interest” journalism. 

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Litigation privilege claim over Nine reporter’s emails denied in cavoodle defamation case
Bird & Bird 2022-12-14 3:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Nine has mostly lost its bid to shield documents produced under subpoena in a defamation case brought over A Current Affair’s coverage of barrister Gina Edwards’ custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.

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Barrister was scared to return to chambers after Nine’s ‘cavoodle caper’, court told
Bird & Bird 2022-12-12 9:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney barrister was embarrassed and afraid to return to chambers following Channel Nine’s allegedly defamatory coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, a court has heard.

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Nine tells court barrister stole Insta-famous cavoodle, misled police
Bird & Bird 2022-11-07 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned Nine’s eleventh-hour bid to add allegations of “serious criminal offences” against a barrister who sued the media company over its coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.

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Government hit with climate lawsuit over NSW logging agreement
Claire Roberts 2021-08-04 9:59 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Commonwealth has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it failed to take climate change into account when it renewed an agreement with NSW for logging in the coastal areas between Sydney and Queensland in 2018.

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Judge orders tweak to CBA insurance rort class action
Allens 2021-06-22 5:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead applicants in a class action against two CBA units over allegedly excessive insurance premiums have been ordered to amend their pleadings to expand the group definition and add more detail to their claims.

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Lawyer wins costs despite rejecting $120,000 settlement offer in defamation case
Ashurst 2021-04-21 11:24 am By Miklos Bolza

News Corp and journalist Annette Sharp will have to pay the legal costs of Sydney lawyer Christopher Murphy who won a $110,000 judgment in his defamation case against the publisher, despite the lawyer rejecting an $120,000 offer to settle the case.

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Sydney lawyer wins $110,000 defamation judgment over ‘gossipy and intrusive’ News Corp article
Ashurst 2021-04-19 12:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

High profile criminal lawyer Christopher Murphy has been awarded a $110,000 judgment in his defamation case over a “gossipy and intrusive” Daily Telegraph article which a judge found had damaged the lawyer’s professional reputation.

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CBA denies fiduciary duty owed to group members in insurance ‘rort’ class action
Allens 2021-03-29 1:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two Commonwealth Bank of Australia subsidiaries have denied that they owed fiduciary duties to group members in a class action over allegedly excessive insurance premiums pushed onto customers because of commissions and other benefits to financial advisors.

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‘I don’t go to court, I’m the boss’: Lawyer suing Daily Telegraph says poor hearing didn’t affect court attendance
Ashurst 2021-03-17 4:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney criminal lawyer who alleges two Daily Telegraph articles defamed him by implying he was too old and deaf to represent clients has told a judge he doesn’t attend court much because he’s the “boss” at his law firm, not because he has suffered hearing loss. 

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