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‘Cranky’ judge slams ‘nonsense’ quibbling in cavoodle defamation case
Bird & Bird 2022-04-07 4:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has barked at lawyers for Nine and a barrister who sued the media company for defamation over its coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, saying their “nonsense” quibbling was making him “cranky”.

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Nine ‘fishing’ for defence in barrister’s defamation case over cavoodle custody battle, court hears
Bird & Bird 2022-04-01 11:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A barrister who has sued Nine over its coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle has accused the media company of seeking to delay filing a response to the lawsuit so that it can ‘fish’ for a defence.

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US bank boss Peter Schiff endorsed tax evasion, Nine says in defamation defence
Dauid Sibtain 2022-03-14 6:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Nine Network has hit back at a defamation lawsuit filed by the CEO and founder of Euro Pacific Bank, Peter Schiff, arguing that he knowingly endorsed tax evasion and attracted criminals by situating the bank in “notorious” locations with lax reporting requirements.

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Sunday Telegraph wins defamation case brought by John Ibrahim’s son
Dauid Sibtain 2022-03-01 6:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A judge has thrown out a defamation case brought by the son of infamous Kings Cross personality John Ibrahim against publisher Nationwide News over a “sensationalist and voyeuristic” Sunday Telegraph story.

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Fraud dooms settlement in art collector’s defamation suit over Telegraph story
Dauid Sibtain 2022-01-18 12:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected an art collector’s bid to enforce a settlement in litigation against the publisher of the Sunday Telegraph over an allegedly defamatory story concerning his purchase of a painting by Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton, finding he had lied about the story being false.

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Fairfax to compensate PNG minister, ‘ludicrous’ objection to orders shot down
Dauid Sibtain 2021-09-21 3:40 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Nine subsidiary Fairfax Media has agreed to pay compensation to a Papua New Guinea politician who sued the publisher for defamation for allegedly engaging in a “smear campaign”, with a judge making an order of compensation despite a “ludicrous” objection from Fairfax.

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Christian Porter wins bid to block media from using secret parts of ABC defence
ABC 2021-08-31 10:41 am By Cindy Cameronne

Liberal MP Christian Porter has won his bid to block Nine and News Corp from using secret portions of ABC’s defence to his defamation allegations that the media giants accessed as intervenors in the former Attorney-General’s case.

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Judge says Nine’s ‘pride or ego’ only reason for alleged defamatory articles staying online
Banki Haddock Fiora 2021-08-25 6:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a Papua New Guinean politician’s defamation lawsuit has criticised Nine’s refusal to take down two allegedly defamatory articles ahead of a delayed trial, saying there was no reason to keep them online except for the publisher’s “pride or ego”.

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Telegraph says art dealer’s ‘misrepresentation’ invalidates $50K settlement deal in defamation case
Dauid Sibtain 2021-08-23 2:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A $50,000 settlement agreement between Nationwide News and an art collector who alleged he was defamed by a Sunday Telegraph article was invalid because the dealer lied to the publisher, a court has been told.

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Christian Porter wants court to ‘protect his reputation’, Nine tells judge
ABC 2021-08-18 4:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Liberal MP Christian Porter is effectively asking the court to “protect his reputation” by seeking to block Nine and NewsCorp from using secret portions of the ABC’s defence to his defamation allegations, Nine told a judge in opposing the move.

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