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Big Law 05 February 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonUnder a newly approved settlement scheme, Nine Network will pay group...

Under a newly approved settlement scheme, Nine Network will pay group members of the Wotton class action $3,000,000 for...

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Big Law 21 January 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer awarded $160k for former clients’ defamatory emails

A sole practitioner has been awarded $160,000 in damages from former clients who made “grossly defamatory”...

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Big Law 13 December 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonOusted Liberal MP Moira Deeming won her defamation fight against...

Ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming won her defamation fight against Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto. In this...

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Big Law 02 December 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonFederal Court judge proposes media code of conduct

The Federal Court’s Justice Michael Lee, whose recent judgments include Lehrmann v Network Ten, has suggested a code...

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Big Law 07 November 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLehrmann’s new barrister hiding from trolls, court told

The senior counsel representing Bruce Lehrmann at his appeal hearing has asked to remain anonymous over a fear of...

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Big Law 15 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonCentrelink, OnlyFans, and advertising revenue behind Lehrmann’s...

The lawyer for Bruce Lehrmann told the Federal Court the only way he could come up with $200,000 to secure his appeal...

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Big Law 01 October 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonPesutto admits incorrectly linking controversial rally with Ku Klux...

Amid the ongoing defamation battle with Moira Deeming, Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto told the Federal Court he...

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Corporate Counsel 18 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonDeeming grilled over divisive transgender comments

On the second day of her defamation proceedings, Moira Deeming was questioned about her opinions on transgender and...

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Big Law 17 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonWomen’s rally link to Nazis is ‘nonsensical’, Deeming’s...

In the latest major defamation battle, counsel for ousted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming said it was...

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Big Law 12 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLatham’s sexually explicit tweet defamed Greenwich, court rules

A court found Mark Latham defamed political rival Alexander Greenwich in an offensive and sexually explicit tweet.

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