Truth    July 10, 2013

David Hunt v Times Newspapers Limited (No 5)

Victory for truth and responsible journalism … Notorious East End “businessman” loses his libel action against The Sunday Times. Mr Justice Simon finds it true that David Hunt headed “an organised crime network implicated in extreme violence and fraud” ... more

 

Truth    April 10, 2013

Derick Sands v State of South Australia

Murder suspect Derick Sands loses another defamation action, this time against the SA Police … Defence of justification succeeds for press conference and press release as the plaintiff is found to have lied (again) ... more

 


Truth    April 29, 2011

National Telecoms Group Pty Ltd v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd

Failed telco’s $142 million defamation action against Fairfax stutters to a start this week … The plaintiff’s counsel accuses Fairfax of irresponsible journalism … The judge adjourns for two days to give expert accounting witnesses the opportunity to agree – or disagree ... more

 


Truth    March 24, 2011

Keysar Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd

The NSW Court of Appeal takes a hatchet to Justice Peter McClellan’s judgment and Muslim community spokesman Keysar Trad wins his appeal against 2GB – in part ... more

 

Truth    March 9, 2011

Bruce Haddon v Dominic Steele and Evan Batten

God on their side? “Christians in the Media” win defamation action brought by a man expelled for allegedly sexually harassing young female parishioners … NSW Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Simpson finds it was true ... more

 

Truth    November 20, 2010

Daniel Snedden v Nationwide News Pty Ltd

The barrister for alleged war criminal Daniel Snedden struggles to convince the NSW Court of Appeal that Justice Megan Latham got it wrong when she found it true that Snedden committed a massacre and was a rapist – among other things ... more

 


Truth    July 9, 2010

Brian Chetwynd v Armidale Dumaresq Council

Armidale Dumaresq Council wins defamation action brought by its former mayor. NSW Supreme Court Justice Bruce James upholds the majority of defences pleaded – truth, comment and qualified privilege – both statutory and common law ... more

 

Truth    March 17, 2010

Mamdouh Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd

Former terrorist suspect Mamdouh Habib wins appeal over Piers Akerman article that alleged he “knowingly made some false claims”. NSW Court of Appeal finds Justice Peter McClellan wrongly admitted evidence obtained while Habib was being interrogated in Pakistan and Guantanamo Bay ... more

 

Truth    March 3, 2010

Truth stranger than fiction

Best-selling legal writer John Grisham stars in his own courtroom drama and wins. NSW District Court Defamation List Judge Judith Gibson reviews the US Court of Appeals’ rejection of defamation (and other) proceedings brought by three plaintiffs over several non-fiction books ... more