Category: Appeals

Appeals    December 18, 2025

Hooper v Phipps

NSW Court of Appeal ... Former Sydney councillor loses appeal over orders remainder of trial be heard by judge alone ... Two of three trials vacated due to plaintiff's health issues ... Error in subsection relied on for power to make order, but not determinative ... Court of Appeal would have come to same decision ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    December 18, 2025

Henderson v Harvey

NSW Court of Appeal ... Two wildlife carers denied leave to appeal on substance of appeal grounds ... Grounds of appeal were arguable but more needed for leave to appeal ... Disproportionality of costs weighed against grant of leave ... Error in joint award of damages ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    December 8, 2025

Munjed Al Muderis v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd & Ors

Federal Court of Australia ... Interlocutory application for security for costs in appeal brought by surgeon Munjed Al Muderis against dismissal of his defamation action ... $900,000 sought by Nine Network ... Court hears of property portfolio, some with encumbrances ... Parties to confer on nomination of two unencumbered properties ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    December 3, 2025

Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited

Full Court of Federal Court of Australia ... Former staffer Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal against dismissal of his defamation claim against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson ... No denial of procedural fairness ... No error in meaning or onus of proof ... Full Court accepts contention that Lehrmann knew Brittany Higgins did not consent to sexual intercourse ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    November 26, 2025

Mark Latham v Alex Greenwich

Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia ... Second day of submissions in appeal brought by NSW Upper House MP Mark Latham against award of damages to Independent MP Alex Greenwich ... Dr Matt Collins KC submits tweet was characterised by profanity, vulgarity and violence ... Judgment reserved ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    November 25, 2025

Mark Latham v Alex Greenwich

Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia ... First day of submissions in appeal by Mark Latham MLC against ruling he defamed independent MP Alex Greenwich with a vulgar tweet ... Submissions that tweet was not defamatory, failed to cause serious harm, and was protected by qualified privilege reply to attack and implied freedom of political communication ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    November 18, 2025

Pauline Hanson v Mehreen Faruqi

Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia ... Second day of submissions in appeal brought by Senator Pauline Hanson against finding she racially vilified Senator Mehreen Faruqi ... Submissions for Faruqi ... Anti-Muslim message "so on brand" for Hanson ... Submissions from intervener ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    November 17, 2025

Pauline Hanson v Mehreen Faruqi

Full Court of Federal Court of Australia ... First day of submissions in appeal brought by Senator Pauline Hanson over finding she racially vilified Senator Mehreen Faruqi ... Submissions from Sue Chrysanthou SC ... Robust exchanges on Twitter ... Claims of hypocrisy ... Submissions from Jessie Taylor ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    November 16, 2025

Mark Latham v Alex Greenwich

Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia ... Mark Latham gives notice of constitutional matter in appeal over damages award to fellow MP Alex Greenwich ... Submits findings on qualified privilege and malice fall foul of implied freedom of communication ... Greenwich responds ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    October 29, 2025

Mark Latham v Alex Greenwich

Federal Court of Australia ... Submissions on cross appeal over award of damages to NSW MP Alex Greenwich against Mark Latham ... Greenwich contends trial judge erred in not finding imputation concerning lack of fitness to be MP to be conveyed ... Seeks recalculation of damages ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    October 7, 2025

Munjed Al Muderis v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd & Ors

Federal Court of Australia ... Case management hearing in appeal brought by surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis ... Follows dismissal of action against Nine Network and newspapers ... Extensive grounds of appeal ... Schedules of particulars to be provided ... Earliest hearing date sought ... Concern at lack of particulars ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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Appeals    September 21, 2025

Pauline Hanson v Mehreen Faruqi

Federal Court of Australia ... Case management hearing in Senator Pauline Hanson's appeal against ruling she racially vilified Senator Mehreen Faruqi ... Challenge to final judgment and evidentiary ruling ... Reliance on s.24(1E) of Federal Court Act ... Issue of whether notice of appeal needs to specify glaringly improbable findings ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

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