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Christian Porter loses appeal after silk barred from acting in defamation case
Legal Ethics 2022-07-14 2:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.

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Fairfax to argue no ‘serious harm’ to synagogue head over ‘gossipy, mocking’ Age report
Defamation 2022-07-08 4:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Fairfax has foreshadowed a fight over whether former synagogue president and Victorian Liberal party treasurer David Mond suffered ‘serious harm’ as a result of articles published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald accusing him of deciding to host a speech by a convicted spy.

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‘What are solicitors doing writing press releases?’ Tolga Kumova trial judge asks
Trials 2022-07-07 4:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned why solicitors representing Twitter personality Stock Swami published a media release about his “backstory” two days before trial in a defamation case brought by mining investor Tolga Kumova.

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Tolga Kumova’s tweets ‘clearly apt to mislead’, judge says
Trials 2022-07-06 7:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a defamation case brought by Tolga Kumova against Twitter personality Stock Swami has said tweets the mining investor published which allegedly spruiked shares in which he invested were “clearly apt to mislead”.

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Christian Porter reps Mick Gatto in High Court appeal of ABC victory
Appeals 2022-07-06 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has joined the legal team of underworld figure Mick Gatto in his High Court bid to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.

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No smoking gun, but Stock Swami likely to face contempt charge
Defamation 2022-07-05 4:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mining investor Tolga Kumova is “likely” to go after Twitter personality Stock Swami for contempt of court after he admitted he lied and withheld evidence in a defamation case, despite a judge saying there was “no smoking gun”.

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Seven wins access to CCTV footage in defamation case by Jarryd Hayne supporter
Media 2022-07-04 6:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A man who says he was falsely accused by a Seven journalist of spitting at an alleged rape victim of rugby league footballer Jarryd Hayne must hand over key CCTV footage he claims vindicates him in his defamation suit against Seven.

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Stock Swami admits he lied to Tolga Kumova’s lawyers in defamation trial
Defamation 2022-07-01 2:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Twitter personality Alan Davison, who runs the account Stock Swami, has admitted he misled lawyers for mining investor Tolga Kumova and deliberately failed to obey court orders for discovery in cross-examination during a defamation trial. 

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Stock Swami flies to Sydney for cross on ‘deficient’ discovery in Kumova trial
Trials 2022-06-29 1:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The man behind the Stock Swami Twitter account is flying to Sydney for cross-examination after a judge halted a trial in mining investor Tolga Kumova’s defamation case, saying he had “no confidence whatsoever” the Twitter user complied with discovery obligations.

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‘You get him in the witness box’: Kumova trial on hold after judge questions Stock Swami’s discovery
Defamation 2022-06-28 9:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has halted a defamation trial in a case brought by mining investor Tolga Kumova after saying he had “no confidence whatsoever” that the owner of Twitter account Stock Swami complied with discovery obligations.

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