Victorian Court of Appeal ... Childcare operators refused leave to appeal over Supreme Court jury verdicts ... Sued former AFP Commander Todd Hunter and Commonwealth over media conference announcing charges ... Said jury verdicts were not reasonable ... Court of Appeal rules verdicts could be reasonably arrived at ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Category: Appeals
Seven Network (Operations) Limited v Greiss
Full Court of the Federal Court ... Seven Network and courts reporter Leonie Ryan succeed in appeal ... Appealed award of nearly $38,000 to Sydney man over reports he had spat in direction of a rape complainant outside court ... Error found in rejection of substantial truth defence for Facebook post ... Cross appeal on contextual truth defence rejected ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited & Anor
Federal Court of Australia ... Bruce Lehrmann's appeal against dismissal of his defamation action not likely to be heard before August 2025 ... Preferred counsel not available for March tranche of appeal hearings ... Identity of counsel shrouded in mystery ... Fear of trolling and harassment ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited
Federal Court of Australia ... Bruce Lehrmann succeeds in resisting Network Ten's application for security for costs for appeal ... Lehrmann is appealing dismissal of defamation action against the network and Lisa Wilkinson ... Public interest in appeal ... Lehrmann succeeds in obtaining a stay on enforcement of costs order ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited & Anor
Federal Court of Australia ... Interlocutory hearing in appeal proceedings brought by Bruce Lehrmann against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson ... Network Ten seeks security for costs for appeal ... Lehrmann seeks stay on enforcement of costs orders ... Dispute over whether Lehrmann served with bankruptcy notice ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited & Anor
Federal Court of Australia ... Case management in appeal by Bruce Lehrmann against decision dismissing his defamation action against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson ... Court told Lehrmann in breach of orders concerning security for costs application and stay application ... Lehrmann seeking to recover more than $100,000 held on trust by former lawyers ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
O’Shannassy v Sarina (Appeal)
Federal Court of Australia ... Sydney businessman loses appeal over whether damages awaiting assessment are a debt provable in bankruptcy ... Merger not effected because judge determining liability had not quantified damages ... Situation not analogous to order for costs ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Landrey v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd
Full Court of the Federal Court ... Former bookmaker turned property investor Geoff Landrey succeeds in appeal ... Appealed decision not to grant an extension of time to bring defamation proceedings against Nine Network ... Not reasonable in circumstances to bring action within limitation period ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited & Anor
Federal Court ... First case management hearing for Bruce Lehrmann's appeal against dismissal of his defamation action against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson ... Lehrmann to seek stay of enforcement of $2 million costs order ... Lehrmann legally represented after indicating he would act for himself ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Lakaev v McConkey
Tasmanian Supreme Court ... Psychologist has appeal dismissed for want of prosecution ... Sought to appeal dismissal of action brought against former self-development community adherent ... Sought to challenge findings of justification for sixteen imputations ... Little prospects of success ... Prejudice to respondent ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Poland v Hedley
The Court of Appeal (Western Australia) ... Developer has another chance at repleading defamation and conspiracy claims with proper particulars ... Appeals court says nothing in primary decision precludes further application for leave to replead ... Arguable question of whether political respondents were publishers ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Seven Network (Operations) Limited & Anor v Mina Greiss
Federal Court ... Seven Network and its Sydney courts reporter Leonie Ryan are appealing award of damages to Mina Greiss ... No distinction between "spat at" and "spat towards" ... Issue with costs ... Greiss has filed a cross-appeal saying errors in finding he stared at rape complainant and was angry ... Seeks re-assessment of damages ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more