The judge overseeing ex-commando Heston Russellās defamation case against the ABC over reporting of alleged war crimes will be involved in assessing his costs after media reports put his lawyersā fees at $2 million.Ā Ā
Lawyer and Papua New Guinea citizen Samson Jubi has sued the ABC over stories he claims have āracist undertonesā and accuse him of defrauding $117 million from a charity meant to benefit villagers after PNGās largest mine disaster.Ā
Television presenter Lisa Wilkinson has reportedly taken Network Ten to court, arguing her employer has reneged on a promise to cover her costs in defending defamation proceedings by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann.
Two cosmetic surgeons have filed defamation suits seeking aggravated damages over coverage by the ABC and Fairfax that allegedly painted them as āoutlaw surgeonsā who mutilated a patient and exploited the Medicare system.
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 has expressed his preliminary view that cases brought in Queensland cannot be thrown out where the costs of the claims are disproportionate to their importance, allowing a defamation case by entrepreneur Robert McVicker against the ABC to proceed.Ā
Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys AM has failed in his bid to have the High Court take up his challenge to an appeals court ruling that found an ABC report on the killing of racehorses was not defamatory despite not being high quality journalism.
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 āsignificant reservationsā about evidence by the former commando and said that a āless than completeā story could still be protected under the new public interest defence.
The judge hearing a trial in defamation cases by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann against TV broadcasters ABC and Ten has said he expects both Lehrmann and alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins to take the witness stand.