Gazette

The High Court under new Chief Justice Robert French grants special leave in 2UE v Chesterton, opening reconsideration of its own verdict on so-called “business defamation” in Gacic v John Fairfax Publications. Special leave is refused Queensland Newspapers in its hard-fought battle with property marketeer Ron Cross ... more

Defamation proceedings brought against The Daily Telegraph over its coverage of disgraced crown prosecutor Patrick Power’s character referees are far from over. Eight more of “Pervert Power’s 59 mates” are taking action ... more

NSW Court of Appeal finds Justice Carolyn Simpson didn’t misdirect a s.7A jury when she distinguished between “personal” and “business” imputations in Ray Chesterton’s action against 2UE over a broadcast by John Laws. Gacic is good law and was properly applied ... more

2UE’s barrister Richard McHugh SC argues Gacic v Fairfax was wrongly decided by the NSW Court of Appeal and wrongly applied by Justice Carolyn Simpson in her directions to the jury in Ray Chesterton’s s.7A trial. There is no such thing as “business defamation” ... more