A rugby player has sued the Australian Rugby League Commission after he was barred from playing while he faces sex assault charges.
A judge has gutted Buzzfeed’s truth defence in a defamation case brought by Labor MP Emma Husar accusing the news publisher of “slut shaming” her, saying the claims said to back the defence were “incapable” of supporting its case.
Sims Metal is facing a shareholder class action over an earnings guidance that allegedly failed to take into account a likely fall in scrap metal prices.
Media organisations ABC and Fairfax have argued that a judge’s definition of espionage was “artificially narrow” when striking out their truth defence to a defamation case brought by Chinese philanthropist Dr Chau Chak Wing.
A judge has panned evidence put on by Fuchs Lubricants in a patent dispute with Quaker Chemical as “woefully inadequate” and “absolutely garbage”, partially shooting down the firm’s attempt to block discovery of allegedly privileged documents.
Online news publisher Buzzfeed will have to defend an allegation by Labor MP Emma Husar that an article it published implied she’s a “slut”, despite never actually using the word to describe the politician.
A barrister for the ABC and Fairfax has told the Federal Court that an appeal against the dismissal of their truth defence in the Chau Chak Wing defamation case will have “massive ramifications for mass media”.
The Australian Workers Union has called on the Federal Court to toss AstraZeneca’s challenge to a decision that workers are guaranteed 10 days’ sick leave regardless of how long their working day is.
The ABC and Fairfax Media are appealing a ruling tossing their truth defence in a case brought by Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Dr Chau Chak Wing.
A judge has thrown out the truth defence claimed by the ABC and Fairfax Media in a case brought by Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Dr Chau Chak Wing.