Category: Appeals

Vivienne Dye represents herself in an appeal over costs, and loses … The pert plaintiff who was found to have fabricated allegations of sexual harassment must pay $265,000 for her wasted defamation proceedings in the Supreme Court ... more

North coast newspaper The Daily Examiner and Aboriginal affairs advocate lose application for an extension of time to appeal … NSW Court of Appeal dismisses “responsible journalism” defence to find prejudice and a lack of merit ... more

Failed WA businessman Norm Carey has lost his bid to sue the ABC in NSW because he was out of time … NSW Court of Appeal finds no good reason to grant him an extension ... more

Hot on the heels of her defamation defeat against 2UE, self-styled NRL “cougar” Charmyne Palavi loses her appeal over proceedings against The Courier-Mail ... more

NSW Court of Appeal unanimously allows an appeal by a man whose case was wrongly dismissed because he hadn’t proved damage to reputation … NSW District Court Judge Len Levy’s reasoning was “fundamentally incorrect” ... more

NSW Court of Appeal finds a psychiatrist’s letter of complaint to the NSW Medical Board about a colleague isn’t protected by absolute privilege – statutory or common law ... more

“Contrary to all existing principle” ... NSW Court of Appeal dismisses “novel” appeal brought by former solicitors for Karl Suleman over jury decision … The mere circulation of allegedly defamatory material is not publication ... more

QLD Court of Appeal overturns $150,000 damages award in relation to “paedophile” and “wog” allegations … Court spares no criticism of the trial judge Clive Wall and orders a re-trial ... more

Child care association loses appeal over the $150,000 damages awarded for a defamatory email circulated to its members … NSW Court of Appeal finds Child Care NSW was indeed trying to stifle competition ... more

Adelaide’s Sunday Mail loses appeal over use of pseudonyms in former Anglican priest’s defamation case … SA Supreme Court Justice David Peek says Father John Fleming should know the identities of his accusers ... more

Media companies appeal internet take-down order issued by NSW District Court Judge James Bennett on the basis that it is “futile”. Is it a super-injunction? And can three men accused of conspiracy to murder get a fair trial? ... more

Charmyne Palavi has another crack at defamation satisfaction in the NSW Court of Appeal … Should Justice Nicholas have struck out her claim against The Courier Mail? ... more