David Salter on the Media We Deserve ... Geoffrey Robertson QC at the free speech dinner on how England has outpaced Australia on defamation law reform … Dilemma for imputation retrials: should the new jury obey the Court of Appeal or think for itself? ... more
Bar’s contempt case against The Daily Telegraph delayed till later this year … Crosby/Texter wants source for leak of confidential Liberal Party poll … Media Law Resource Centre London conference … Gacic back for imputation retrial … Frank Lewincamp’s defamation case against The Bulletin kicks off in Canberra … Appeals from 2UE in “ankles” case and Jerry Lee Bennette in Ian Cohen case ... more
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
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, 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: 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
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
Justice Henric Nicholas to take over busy NSW defamation list in unconventional equity-common law double header ... more
Smiles all round at Len Evans’ settlement with The Australian Financial Review. Rugby league brothers settle with The Daily Telegraph ... more
