A woman who claims she was repeatedly raped by accused war criminal Captain Dragan gives graphic evidence at his defamation trial. So does another alleged victim of his inhumanity ... more
Year: 2009
Michelina Greig v WIN Television NSW Pty Ltd
Former Shellharbour deputy mayor Michelle Greig wins her defamation action against WIN TV after Justice Peter McClellan dismisses the broadcaster’s truth defence. The decision came as no surprise to some ... more
Daniel Snedden v Nationwide News Pty Ltd
The British journalist who interviewed Daniel Snedden (aka Captain Dragan) in Knin during the Serbian/Croatian civil war stands by her story. The court hears harrowing evidence of Dragan’s alleged mistreatment of two prisoners of war ... more
A welcome return to principle
University of Sydney media law academic Dr David Rolph welcomes the recent High Court decision on “business defamation” as a return to basic principle. Gacic is laid to rest at last ... more
Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd v Ray Chesterton
High Court majority finds NSW Court of Appeal got it wrong in Gacic. Business defamation is bogus – but it’s cold comfort for Radio 2UE. The trial judge didn’t misdirect the s.7A jury in columnist Ray Chesterton’s action over a John Laws outburst ... more
All cut up
Medical entrepreneur sues The Financial Review ... Former Wollongong City Council employee settles sexual harassment defamation suit … Former Commonwealth Bank employee sues Fairfax and the bank for alleging she lied about being sexually harassed … Former manager of Glenn Innes nursing home pleads 18 imputations over leaflet … Press Freedom Media Dinner details … More defamation fallout from the ICAC inquiry into Wollongong City Council … Tragic end to 2CCC defamation action ... more
Daniel Snedden v Nationwide News Pty Ltd
The NSW Supreme Court hears that a man fighting extradition to Croatia for questioning over war crimes was “well-known for his humanitarian work”. Daniel Snedden’s defamation action against The Australian gets off to an interesting start ... more
Michelina Greig v WIN Television NSW Pty Ltd
Corruption allegations abound as Shellharbour City Council’s general manager Brian Weir concedes under cross-examination that he regarded the council’s Code of Conduct Committee as “almost bordering on corruption” ... more
Michelina Greig v WIN Television NSW Pty Ltd
Former deputy mayor of Shellharbour Michele Greig sues WIN TV over a news report that alleged she took a bribe from Telstra to advance the telco’s chances of signing up new business from the council ... more
Tony Papaconstuntinos v Peter Holmes a Court
The issue of malice gains momentum as a former ally of Peter Holmes a Court in his battle to take control of beleaguered rugby league football club, the Rabbitohs, gives evidence against him ... more
Polden on Collins on Hanson
Sydney media lawyer Mark Polden takes issue with Stephen Collins over his analysis of the Pauline Hanson fake nude photos affair. He argues that the former fish ‘n chip shop owner and One Nation leader may well have grounds for a cause of action ... more
Defamation and media law, Fiji-style
NSW District Court Defamation List Judge Judith Gibson takes a look at two recent Fiji High Court media law decisions that saw press freedom under attack and the independence of the judiciary sorely challenged ... more