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Ex-ABC boss hires Johnson Winter & Slattery partner
Employment 2018-09-25 11:34 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Sacked ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has hired Johnson Winter & Slattery employment heavyweight Ruveni Kelleher and a prominent Sydney barrister as she weighs her legal options days after her high-profile dismissal.
Craig McLachlan can serve subpoenas on accusers, judge rules
Addisons 2018-09-21 8:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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 looks to shut down Hanson-Young defamation case
Defamation 2018-09-20 8:19 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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
ABC, Fairfax to fight dismissal of truth defence in Chau Chak Wing defamation suit
Defamation 2018-09-14 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
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 to argue accuser ‘distressed’ by break-up
Ashurst 2018-09-12 8:34 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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.
Alan Jones, radio stations must pay $3.75M for defaming Wagner family
Article 2018-09-12 12:31 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
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.
Touchpoint Media hit with $265k fine for underpaying journalists
Employment 2018-09-10 11:10 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
The Federal Court has ordered Queensland online news company Touchpoint Media to pay over $300,000 in wages owed to journalists and slapped the company with a $265,000 fine.
Truth defence tossed in Chau Chak Wing defamation case
Defamation 2018-08-31 10:25 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
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.
Mark Latham’s defamation defence the ‘antithesis of a pleading’, judge says
Defamation 2018-08-30 9:18 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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".
Nine defeats bid to block ‘A Current Affair’ episode
Defamation 2018-08-22 8:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
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.