Accident or design? The Federal Court’s growth in defamation work
Before I came to the Bar, I once had a dilemma about which Court to commence a case in, and decided to deal with it by…
Before I came to the Bar, I once had a dilemma about which Court to commence a case in, and decided to deal with it by…
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…
“The Respondents [Nationwide News & Jonathan Moran] consider that the defence is not as strong as previously and for that reason wish to join the Sydney…
When people sue for defamation, things can get a lot worse before they (possibly) get better. It can be very embarrassing, because the impugned material is…
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…
A negative review called A Dour Night at The Troubadour provided my first bird’s eye experience of a court room. There I was in the County…
Comments made by stars of Triple M footy about AFL journalist Caroline Wilson have ignited a firestorm. The intention behind the comments, the nature of apologies…
The World (which really means USA, at least in the USA) loves a true life, older guy who becomes a sporting hero. And so do I.…
After this post was published, the RAD Board published its reasons. They can be found here. This resolves a concern noted in this post. As readers now have…
In the biblical narrative, King Solomon revealed his wisdom in his resolution of a maternity dispute. By threatening to ‘split the baby’, the true mother (who…