The Full Court has thrown out a finding that a supporter of Jarryd Hayne was defamed by a Seven social media post that accused him of spitting at a women who accused the rugby player of rape as she left the courthouse.
A judge has questioned whether a Jarryd Hayne supporter who won a $35,000 defamation judgment against Seven should tie the court’s resources up in an appeal.
A law firm has secured more funds to cover the cost of distributing a $20 million settlement reached in a class action against telco contractor BSA, but not as much as it wanted, with a judge saying the firm would have been stuck with its initial estimate if the administration gig had been put out to tender.
A judge has approved a $40 million settlement in a shareholder class action against collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson, with almost half of the settlement to go towards a funderâs commission and legal fees.Â
A judge has ordered Seven Network to pay $35,000 to a man who said he was defamed by the broadcaster, finding that he âspat towardsâ but not at the alleged rape victim of rugby league footballer Jarryd Hayne.Â
The owner of womensâ networking group âBusiness Chicksâ has sued Fairfax over allegedly defamatory articles which she claims painted her as a hypocrite who unfairly fired a pregnant employee and fostered a toxic workplace culture.Â
The judge overseeing ex-commando Heston Russellâs defamation case against the ABC over reporting of alleged war crimes will be involved in assessing his costs after media reports put his lawyersâ fees at $2 million. Â
A judge has awarded ex-commando Heston Russell $390,000 in damages over coverage of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, in the first ever post-trial judgment in a defamation case to consider the public interest defence.
A judge overseeing the defamation trial of former commando Heston Russell said he was “disturbed” by an ABC press release following the broadcaster’s decision to drop its public interest defence on the eve of trial, which was reinstated days later.
A judge hearing closing submissions in Heston Russell’s defamation case against the ABC has expressed âsignificant reservationsâ about evidence by the former commando and said that a âless than completeâ story could still be protected under the new public interest defence.