The Snitch gets caught in case between legal eagles Zali Burrows and Adam Houda
It’s not often that The Snitch becomes part of the cases it covers, but that is what’s happened in the defamation blow-up between leading lawyers Zali Burrows and Adam Houda. READ WHY.
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We hate to get in the middle of a brawl but … well, OK, if you insist, we’ll dive in then.
The Snitch is now part of the defamation blow-up between leading lawyers Zali Burrows and Adam Houda. We must clarify early though, we’re not getting sued.
After we revealed Ms Burrows had launched legal action against Houda over one of his tweets, Mr Houda tweeted again, which allegedly included referring to what he instructed his lawyer to say to us in the item.
Ms Burrows has now added those tweets as grounds for aggravated damages in her case, according to her latest statement of claim filed in the Sydney District Court. She has also added Mr Houda’s comments made through his lawyer to us as grounds for aggravated damages. The Snitch’s original article last month will also be referenced in the case and is mentioned in Ms Burrows’ amended statement of claim.
It has set the table for the next skirmish in the court fight between the two legal eagles.
Mr Houda’s lawyer, Mark O’Brien, said: “We look forward to seeing Ms Burrows in court.”
Ms Burrows, who represents crime boss Bassam Hamzy, launched the legal action against Mr Houda after he tweeted a Sydney Morning Herald story.
Ms Burrows is arguing Mr Houda is responsible for his tweets, retweets with comments and the use of the emojis, which included a face with a zipper over the mouth.
The matter is also set to become a test case for the use of emojis and defamation law.
GUESS WHO?
How much do you really know about what your friends do in their spare time?
Well, guess which Sydney lawyer’s bestie got locked up for cocaine dealing?
We won’t reveal their identity because that would be unfair if they had no idea their friend was pulling in more than $3000 a week by selling the Bondi marching powder.
But it might be time to delete their Instagram shots that feature the two of them partying on the ski fields, because it’s got their peers in the industry talking. Or at least switch their profile to private lest we get the wrong idea.
POLICE CAMPAIGN
One man’s creative hate campaign in the Southern Highlands caught the attention of police this week.
Self-proclaimed journalist Adam Haig Greenwood has been relentlessly and publicly critical of the cops in Bowral through his Facebook page Defying Defamation.
He has been spotted sitting outside the police station on a number of occasions and even channelled his emotion into a song titled Their Number’s Triple-Oh.
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“There was a movement at the station cause the cops were somewhat bent,” go the lyrics posted online.
“The local crooks had said it’s always money that’s well spent.”
The heartfelt songwriting, which included personal shout-outs to two inspectors and a superintendent, is allegedly the latest in a string of accusatory Facebook posts featuring Photoshopped images of local officers, councillors and MPs.
It is understood Greenwood, who is already facing charges for allegedly stalking a local councillor, is now the subject of an investigation over the alleged harassment.
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