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Peter V’landys loses defamation case against ABC over racehorse cruelty report
Defamation 2021-05-14 5:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys AM has lost his defamation case against the ABC, with a judge rejected allegations a 7.30 segment, which revealed racehorses were being slaughtered in violation of industry rules, was defamatory.

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Judge hits pause on Christian Porter defamation case amid dispute over top silk
Defamation 2021-05-14 12:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has temporarily adjourned former attorney-general Christian Porter’s defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historic rape allegations pending the outcome of a separate legal challenge over whether barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC can represent him in the case.

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Friend of Christian Porter accuser denies delay in legal action against silk
Legal Ethics 2021-05-13 4:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The woman bringing court action seeking to stop Christian Porter’s senior barrister from acting for the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC has attacked suggestions that she strategically delayed bringing the conflict of interest challenge.

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Court action seeks to block defamation silk from acting for Christian Porter
Legal Ethics 2021-05-12 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou is reportedly facing court action to prevent her from continuing to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney-general’s defamation case against the ABC.

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Ultra Tune founder’s ex could raise ‘Bart Simpson defence’ to contempt charge, judge says
Automotive 2021-05-12 2:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

The former girlfriend of Ultra Tune founder Sean Buckley is facing a contempt charge for allegedly sending secret recordings to two individuals despite a court injunction, with a judge saying she could raise what he called a ‘Bart Simpson defence’ in denying the alleged conduct.

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Rape allegations ‘could not be dismissed as trivial’, ABC says in defence to Porter suit
Defamation 2021-05-07 9:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ABC has come out swinging in its defence to former attorney-general Christian Porter’s lawsuit over an allegedly defamatory article concerning historical rape allegations, saying there were reasonable grounds for suspecting Porter brutally raped a girl when they were teenagers and that it had a duty to publish the article.

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‘Like a loaded gun’: Ben Roberts-Smith in danger of reprisals from Taliban, court hears
Defamation 2021-05-07 3:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith faces potential reprisal from the Taliban as a soldier accused of war crimes, a judge has been told as she hears a dispute over the release of documents on four key Afghani witnesses set to testify in his upcoming defamation trial.

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ABC to call 15 witnesses to establish substantial truth in Porter defamation case, court hears
Defamation 2021-05-07 11:53 am By Christine Caulfield

Facing a defamation suit by former attorney-general Christian Porter over an article centring on historical rape allegations, the ABC has said it will argue the substantial truth of many of the alleged defamatory imputations and will call at least 15 witnesses to make good on its defence.

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Porter asks court to suppress part of ABC’s defence to defamation lawsuit
Defamation 2021-05-06 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former attorney-general Christian Porter is seeking to block the public from seeing portions of the ABC’s defence to claims that it defamed him with an article detailing historical rape allegations.

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YouTuber Jordan Shanks says NSW Deputy Premier threatened to sue for defamation
Defamation 2021-05-04 4:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is allegedly threatening to sue YouTuber Jordan Shanks for defamation over videos which allegedly implied he acted corruptly and engaged in a destructive campaign to make koalas extinct.

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