A judge has thrown out defamation lawsuits by the partner of a man accused of being a Central Coast gang member in coverage by Nine and the Daily Telegraph, finding the stories never identified her.
A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application for his recusal on apprehended bias grounds for comments made about the significance of a defamation case against a Sydney seafood restaurant by social media influencers accused of skipping out on the bill for their lobster meal.
The ABC has settled a lawsuit by the head of Russian motorcycle club Night Wolves over an allegedly defamatory Four Corners report.
A judge has struck out part of the ABC’s defence in a lawsuit by the head of Russian motorcycle club Night Wolves over an allegedly defamatory Four Corners report.
An appeals court has thrown out an appeal by a Sydney man who sought greater damages for being incorrectly named in media reports as the driver in a fatal hit-and-run.
The daughter of NRL great Mark Geyer has been awarded $125,000 in a defamation case against the owner of an NRL Memes page over a post wrongfully claiming she was involved in the Tyrone May sex scandal.
In what is believed to be a first in Australia, a judge hearing a defamation case between two Sydney lawyers has found that an emoji is capable of carrying a defamatory imputation.