Six Lessons from the Rebel Wilson Court of Appeal decision
In September 2017, after Rebel Wilson had won ‘monster’ damages in her defamation case in Victoria (in Australian terms anyway), I posted on this blog my…
In September 2017, after Rebel Wilson had won ‘monster’ damages in her defamation case in Victoria (in Australian terms anyway), I posted on this blog my…
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I am not confident that Justice Dixon’s judgment awarding Rebel Wilson $4,567,472 in damages for defamation by Bauer Media would survive an appeal. The general damages…
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