Defamation
Battin wants Pesutto to keep seat amid bankruptcy threat from Deeming’s costs
Liberal elders are running out of options on how to spare former party leader John Pesutto from bankruptcy, which would force his exit from parliament and a byelection.
- Rachel Eddie
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Deeming’s costs could bankrupt Pesutto. This donor doesn’t care
Bankruptcy disqualifies anybody from being a member of parliament. Under this scenario, a live possibility, Pesutto would be forced out and a byelection called for his marginal seat of Hawthorn.
- Rachel Eddie
War criminal Ben Roberts-Smith lodges legal bid over leaked recording
The former Special Air Service corporal wants to reopen the appeal in his failed defamation case, claiming he was not afforded a fair process.
- Calum Jaspan
Lehrmann lawyer’s next move in ‘zipper-mouth face’ emoji defamation case
In an apparent Australian first, Zali Burrows is suing a high-profile criminal lawyer over a social media post containing an emoji.
- Michaela Whitbourn
The dodgy vet, the pet detective and the million-dollar legal battle
Pet detective Anne-Marie Curry was enlisted to help crack the case of a missing puppy. Just as she started to make headway, the tables were turned.
- Harriet Alexander
Gatto blasts CFMEU ‘falsehoods’, flags lawsuit against Dutton
The underworld figure has denied all accusations made against him, calling them “baseless, sensationalised and damaging to my reputation and personal life”.
- Hannah Kennelly
‘Lost a rap battle he provoked’: Drake’s label takes Kendrick’s side
Drake claims he was defamed in a feud involving intensely personal diss tracks. Universal Music says his attempt to sue over it ruins the art form.
- Thomas Mitchell
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‘Horror movie’: Bruce Lehrmann’s bid to overturn rape finding
Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer has challenged Federal Court Judge Michael Lee’s findings about the alleged assault in Parliament House.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Ten agrees to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million to cover Lehrmann costs
The agreement resolves a protracted standoff between the broadcaster and her former employer over the costs of defending Bruce Lehrmann’s lawsuit.
- Michaela Whitbourn
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TikToker defamed female Sydney Uni student over sex assault report protest
The influencer has been ordered to pay $20,000 after accusing the woman of complicity when a group of male students tore up a report into campus sexual violence.
- Perry Duffin
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