Skalkos doesn’t show. Lawyers withdraw. Judgment entered for last standing defendant, the printer of O Kosmos ... more
Year: 2003
Ricketts v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd
Clean sweep against Today Tonight for “callous, parasitic” mother in District Court s.7A trial ... more
Martin v Trustrum
Rare Tasmanian defamation case. Damages of $40,000 … more
Dawson v ACP Publishing Pty Ltd
Jury finds all five imputations from Woman’s Day article defamatory of celebrity Charlotte Dawson. Justice Levine decries the artificiality of the ordinary reasonable reader test ... more
Lola Scott v Alan Jones and Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd
Former senior NSW policewoman defamed by Alan Jones and 2UE in lengthy “editorial” and “interview” ... more
Justelius v Michael Southern & Associates Pty Ltd & Ors
Jamoo v Nationwide News Pty Ltd
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Rivkin
Morsels from Fairfax’s High Court appeal in the Rivkin defamation case. The judges raised all manner of contentions ... more
Gutnick v Dow Jones & Co Inc
Common law qualified privilege still standing as a defence for Dow Jones in Gutnick case ... more
BBC World Ltd v Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
Dispute over use of BBC Iraq coverage by SBS. Foxtel claims its subscriber service “devalued”. The multicultural broadcaster staves of interim injunction sought by BBC ... more
Craftsman Homes Australia Pty Ltd v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd
Feb 28, 03 Day four ... more
Craftsman Homes Australia Pty Ltd v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd
Feb 27, 03 Day three ... more