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Barrister turns tables on vision-impaired Daily Telegraph legal team in case over deaf lawyer
A barrister for a Sydney criminal lawyer who wears hearing aids and is suing News Corp's Nationwide News over allegedly defamatory Daily Telegraph articles referring to his profound deafness has likened the stories to accusing bespectacled lawyers of being blind.
News Corp denies articles suggested lawyer was too old and deaf to represent clients
A News Corp subsidiary has hit back at a defamation lawsuit by a Sydney-based solicitor claiming two Daily Telegraph articles implied he was too old and deaf to represent clients, filing a defence denying that the imputations were conveyed.
Lawyer wins $84,000 in defamation case over Google, Yelp reviews
A Sydney solicitor has won an $84,000 defamation judgment over two "indefensible" online reviews written by a building inspector who threatened to defame the lawyer "again and again".
Pan Macmillan settles crime book defamation case for $100,000 after defence struck out
Publisher Pan Macmillan and nightclub magnate John Ibrahim have reached a $100,000 settlement in a defamation case brought by Sydney identity Thomas Domican over what a judge called a "fleeting reference" in Ibrahim's autobiography.
Pan Macmillan’s ‘tenuous’ defence struck out in defamation suit over Kings Cross crime book
The Federal Court has partially struck out publisher Pan Macmillan Australia's defence in a defamation case brought by Sydney identity Thomas Domican over a "fleeting reference" in a book by nightclub magnate John Ibrahim.
Citing ‘irreparable harm’ Rush tries to keep Nationwide amendments under wraps
Actor Geoffrey Rush is seeking to suppress an amended defence by Nationwide News, arguing that if they're made public the amendments could cause him "irreparable harm".