Suppression    February 21, 2008

Section 11 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Inquiry

Media groups and the Australian Press Council put their case to a NSW parliamentary inquiry into the naming of children in criminal proceedings. Amendments to the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 have induced “incredulity in newsrooms”, says Fairfax’s lawyer Richard Coleman ... more

 

Suppression    February 14, 2008

Director of Public Prosecutions v Mr X

Victorian Supreme Court Justice Betty King stops Nine’s real-life gangland series Underbelly from going to air in Victoria tonight and takes a swipe at Channel Nine’s profit motive. GLJ has the full transcript of yesterday’s hearing and the judge’s ruling ... more

 

Suppression    February 13, 2008

Christina Rich v Anthony Harrington & Ors

Media companies banned from seeing “irrelevant” documents in Christina Rich’s (pic) sexual harassment suit against PricewaterhouseCoopers. Federal Court judge Catherine Branson accuses journalists of sensationalism ... more

 




Suppression    July 22, 2005

Kamm v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd

Convicted sex offender, known as “Little Pebble”, fails to stop Today Tonight broadcasting an interview with one of his victims. A second jury trial in relation to a further alleged victim is likely to be held in December 2005 ... more

 

Suppression    January 25, 2005

Hit or miss system for notifying suppression orders

Because the onus is on the media to get it right and an honest mistake is no defence to a charge of contempt, by and large courts have persisted with sloppy methods of notifying suppression orders to news rooms and in-house legal advisers ... more

 


Suppression    August 26, 2004

Nine Network Pty Ltd v Alasdair McGregor

Magistrate’s suppression of the DPP’s opening address in the Bradley John Murdoch committal was valid. However, the suppression of photos of Murdoch was made without jurisdiction ... more

 


Suppression    August 5, 2004

DPP v Carl Williams & Ors

Media commentary about Carl Williams and his family not likely to prejudice their imminent trials. Justice Cummins extols the robustness of the jury ... more