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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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High Court won’t hear HarperCollins’ deep sleep defamation appeal
High Court 2023-02-17 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined HarperCollins’ special leave application seeking to appeal a decision that revived a psychiatrist’s defamation case over a book about the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.

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HarperCollins can make ‘bad reputation’ claims in deep sleep defamation case
Defamation 2022-12-16 9:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A psychiatrist that sued HarperCollins for defamation over a book on the use of deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s has lost his bid to disallow the publisher’s claim that any damage he suffered was mitigated by his bad reputation.

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HarperCollins wants High Court to reawaken deep sleep defamation case
Defamation 2022-07-27 1:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Publisher HarperCollins has filed a special leave application with the High Court seeking to challenge a decision that revived a defamation case by a psychiatrist over a book covering the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.

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Deep sleep therapy case re-awakened as Full Court grants appeal
Defamation 2022-04-29 10:19 am By Cindy Cameronne

Two psychiatrists who administered the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s have won a Full Federal Court appeal in their defamation cases against publisher HarperCollins, with one of the cases being sent back for a re-trial.

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‘Completely off the track’: Judge got it wrong in deep sleep therapy case, Full Court told
Appeals 2021-08-23 9:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who dismissed a defamation case against HarperCollins by two psychiatrists who administered the controversial deep sleep therapy at Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s was criticised Monday for her ‘presumptuous cynicism’.

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Sydney man defamed by Fairfax hit-and-run story loses bid to up damages 
Defamation 2021-07-22 10:24 pm By Bianca Hrovat

An appeals court  has thrown out an appeal by a Sydney man who sought greater damages for being incorrectly named in media reports as the driver in a fatal hit-and-run.

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No rest for deep sleep therapy defamation case after appeal filed
Appeals 2021-01-11 3:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two psychiatrists at the heart of the Chelmsford deep sleep therapy scandal have launched an appeal of a decision dismissing their defamation case against HarperCollins as an attempt to “rewrite history” regarding the harm done to those receiving the controversial treatment.

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Doctors can’t ‘rewrite history’ as judge puts deep sleep therapy defamation case to bed
Defamation 2020-11-26 1:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two psychiatrists at the heart of the Chelmsford deep sleep therapy scandal have had their defamation cases against publisher HarperCollins dismissed ,with a judge finding the lawsuits were an attempt to “rewrite history” regarding harm done to patients receiving their controversial treatment.

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Nine loses appeal of $3.7M defamation award over 60 Minutes floods report
Defamation 2020-10-13 5:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Nine Network has lost its challenge to a $3.7 million defamation judgment awarded to a prominent Queensland family over a 60 Minutes report that implied they were to blame for a 2011 flood event that killed 12 people.

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