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Political reporter Peter van Onselen breached agreement with Ten, court says
Employment 2023-07-14 12:56 pm By Gareth Baker

A court has found that former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article penned for the The Australian.

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ABC drops defence in ex-commando defamation suit to guard source’s identity
Defamation 2023-07-12 10:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has dropped its only remaining defence in a defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell over articles that alleged he was involved in war crimes, citing promises to protect a source’s identity. 

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Missing CCTV footage from night of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape ‘very concerning’, court told
Defamation 2023-07-07 1:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ABC and Network Ten are “very concerned” that Parliament House claims to not have CCTV footage from the night former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann allegedly raped Brittany Higgins, and have flagged an application to question a government officer over the claim.

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Silk Sue Chrysanthou to be reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional conduct
Legal Ethics 2023-07-06 5:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The NSW Bar Council has resolved to reprimand leading defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC over her decision to accept a brief from former Attorney-General Christian Porter despite receiving confidential information from a friend of his accuser.

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Deep sleep defamation case against HarperCollins finally put to rest
Defamation 2023-07-03 9:55 am By Cindy Cameronne

A psychiatrist has reached a confidential settlement with Harper Collins in his defamation case over a book about the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.

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Peter van Onselen worried Ten would ‘hang him out to dry’ in sex discrimination suit, court told
Contracts 2023-06-29 9:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ex-Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen has told a judge he was worried when he signed a disputed non-disparagement agreement that the broadcaster would “hang him out to dry” in a sex discrimination lawsuit by a former reporter.

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Nine can rely on reputation evidence in Euro Pacific CEO’s case
Defamation 2023-06-27 4:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nine has partially won its bid to include evidence about the reputation of Euro Pacific CEO Peter Schiff in an attempt to minimise the damages it will owe after abandoning its substantive defences in defamation proceedings by the bank boss.

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Nine seeks to rely on evidence of Euro Pacific Bank chief’s reputation to reduce defamation damages
Defamation 2023-06-19 10:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Nine is battling to adduce evidence concerning the reputation of Euro Pacific CEO Peter Schiff, as it scrambles to minimise the damages it will owe after abandoning its substantive defences in defamation proceedings by the bank boss.

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AFP to investigate leaks of Brittany Higgins documents
Courts 2023-06-14 10:23 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Federal Police will investigate concerns that restricted material produced during the criminal trial of accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann was leaked to select media outlets.

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Ten can’t question Lehrmann on leaks of Brittany Higgins material
Defamation 2023-06-09 11:26 pm By Gareth Baker

Ten has failed in a push to question Bruce Lehrmann on whether he leaked restricted material produced during the accused rapist’s criminal trial to select media, as it defends itself against his defamation case, with a judge saying the network was “fishing”.

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