A “massive dispute about privilege” is on the cards in the defamation row between Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch and news outlet Crikey over an article about the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Highly regarded barrister Alexander ‘Sandy’ Dawson SC has been honored by colleagues and clients on his death at the age of 50 after a battle with brain cancer.
The High Court has rejected a special leave application by underworld figure Mick Gatto seeking to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article which he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.
A former director of sandalwood producer Quintis, who is suing the company’s top brass over statements made to the corporate regulator, has won unrestricted access to legal advice the executives sought to keep a lid on.
A judge has questioned Nineâs eleventh-hour bid to add allegations of âserious criminal offencesâ against a barrister who sued the media company over its coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.
Pauline Hanson has appealed a defamation judgment ordering her to pay $250,000 to former colleague Brian Burston for âseriously damagingâ and malicious comments made in a Today Show interview.
A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has sued Channel Nine and Fairfax for defamation over a recent 60 Minutes episode and articles that appeared in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
A judge has rejected Lachlan Murdochâs claim that the media has been âsold a pupâ with a new public interest defence that Crikey’s publisher has deployed in the Fox News CEO’s defamation suit over an article about the January 6 attack on the US Capital.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been ordered to pay former colleague Brian Burston $250,000 for âseriously damagingâ and malicious comments made in a Today Show interview.
Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney has sued the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and its deputy chair Sarah Court, alleging the corporate regulator defamed him in a media release issued last month.