Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has admitted to sharing with ex-state premier Jeff Kennett aspects of settlement discussions with ousted party member Moira Deeming.
Ousted Victorian Liberal Moira Deeming has admitted in her case against party leader John Pesutto that she was aware of a controversial rally organizer’s far right links earlier than claimed.
Expelled Liberal politician Moira Deeming has admitted calling a gender education program “sleazy, unnecessary drivel” penned by “paedophilia apologists” but denies her views are controversial.
Secret audio of a critical meeting in the lead-up to Moira Deeming’s expulsion from the Victorian Liberals kills party leader John Pesutto’s defamation defence, a court has heard.
A judge has awarded Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich $140,000 in his defamation case against former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham over a homophobic tweet found likely to cause “serious harm” to his reputation.
Bruce Lehrmann has flagged a bid to claw back $117,000 he says his former legal team was not entitled to pay out of a trust account in his failed defamation case against Network Ten, saying he intends to use the sum to pay counsel to sign off on his appeal. In a case management hearing…
A judge has criticised the pleadings in class actions against ANZ, Macquarie and Westpac over flexible commission schemes for car dealers, saying they were “inappropriate and unhelpful” in referring to documents in the banking royal commission.
The former deputy leader of the Victorian Liberal Party will be required to give evidence in person in a defamation case against party leader John Pesutto by expelled party member Moira Deeming, with a judge noting the importance of cross-examination “chemistry” where credibility is at issue.
Banks targeted in long-running class actions over flexible commission schemes for car dealers are resisting the plaintiffs’ bid to amend their pleadings to “get around” the defence that certain claims are time-barred.
Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto’s credit will be at issue in defamation proceedings brought against him by expelled party member Moira Deeming, who alleges she was “piled upon” during a party meeting over an anti-trans rally she attended.