Ray Chesterton takes on John Laws over “Ankles” slur … Telegraph back in court with NSW Bar Association contempt claim … New life breathed into Echo QP appeal … Retired coppers suing ex-MP over “Shorty” Jamieson book … The confused law of comment ... more
Category: Dossier
ACP settles with Dawson
Charlotte Dawson settles with Woman’s Day for $225,000 … Fairfax gets leave to appeal against the strike-out of its defences in Shari-Lea Hitchcock case ... more
Jones settles with Fairfax
Jones, Packer and Priest settle … NSW Police Commissioner applying for wider suppression … New ABC counsel in Griffith case … ABC to appeal Doe findings … Polly Peck leads to the High Court … Convictions upheld for child “divorce” reports ... more
Defamation round-up
Defamation round-up: Matt Mitchell v MAX FM … Huge ABC payout for Norman Swan story … Ghosts of the NRMA stirred again by Richard Talbot … Sunday goes down in s.7A trial … Sydney Morning Herald settles with the former PM of Bangladesh ... more
High Court upholds conclusive certificates in FOI case
Dollar Pete’s conclusive “public interest”certificates sink FOI… New defamation book launched in Sydney by Michael Kirby, Sydney media law conference… Hore-Lacy action in Melbourne delayed… Defamation threat against a pensioner costs law firm millions ... more
Story
Justice Henric Nicholas to take over busy NSW defamation list in unconventional equity-common law double header ... more
Settlements
Smiles all round at Len Evans’ settlement with The Australian Financial Review. Rugby league brothers settle with The Daily Telegraph ... more