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Subpoenas can’t be issued ‘willy nilly’ to dodge journalist privilege, judge says in Elaine Stead case
Defamation 2020-11-19 5:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has set aside a subpoena issued by venture capitalist Elaine Stead in her defamation lawsuit against Fairfax, saying subpoenas could not just be issued “willy nilly” to identify a journalist’s confidential sources.

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Elaine Stead wants court to force AFR columnist to produce confidential source docs
Defamation 2020-11-04 3:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Venture capitalist Elaine Stead wants Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston to hand over documents connected to confidential sources, and says Aston can’t rely on a journalist’s privilege protecting the identity of informants.

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‘Stock Swami’ Twitter account says no reasonable person would believe tweets about Tolga Kumova
Defamation 2020-10-26 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The operator of the Stock Swami Twitter handle has responded to a defamation case brought by mining entrepreneur Tolga Kumova, saying a reasonable reader would not consider his tweets a reliable source of factual information about the businessman.

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Shock jock Alan Jones sues SBS, presenter Alex Lee for defamation
Defamation 2020-10-14 9:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Conservative talkback host Alan Jones has filed a defamation suit against public broadcaster SBS over a “tribute” aired on ‘The Feed’ which labelled him as someone who “spoke to the fears of every xenophobe and misogynist in the country”.

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‘An act of bad faith’: Network Ten hit with indemnity costs after hiding defamation notice
Defamation 2020-10-13 12:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has hit Network Ten with indemnity costs after finding the broadcaster “buried” a defamation notice on its website in a manner designed to “frustrate or undermine” a settlement agreement reached with a gay American social media personality.

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AFR’s Joe Aston wrote ‘nasty’ text messages about Elaine Stead, court told
Defamation 2020-10-08 10:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston sent “very nasty” text messages about venture capitalist Elaine Stead, and any in-person mediation ahead of Stead’s defamation trial is unlikely to be worthwhile given the animosity between the pair, a court has been told.

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Barristers for Geoffrey Rush, Westpac among 44 new silks
People In The News 2020-10-02 12:03 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Forty-four barristers have ascended to the senior counsel ranks in NSW and Victoria, including the barrister that represented Geoffrey Rush in his high-profile defamation victory and a member of the legal team that successfully defended Westpac against ASIC’s infamous ‘Wagyu beef and shiraz’ case.

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Nationwide, Devine settle defamation case over Quaden Bayles tweets
Defamation 2020-09-25 11:16 am By Miklos Bolza

Nationwide News and journalist Miranda Devine have agreed to pay a “substantial” sum to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by nine-year old Quaden Bayles over Devine’s retweets of conspiracy theories suggesting a video of Bayles posted on social media following a bullying incident were fake.

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Former Young Rich Lister sues ‘social media troll’ for defamation in landmark cyberbullying case
Defamation 2020-09-21 8:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

Melbourne businessman Tolga Kumova has filed defamation proceedings against the operator of the Stock Swarmi Twitter account, a case that could lay down the legal groundwork for cyberbullying claims.

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Nationwide may deny liability for reporter’s ‘private’ tweets on Quaden Bayles video
Defamation 2020-08-20 2:40 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Nationwide News may not accept liability for a series of allegedly defamatory tweets published from reporter Miranda Devine’s personal account about 9-year-old Quaden Bayles, telling a judge the tweets were “private”.

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