Category / Damages / Defamatory meaning / Trial / Truth
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Inflation night-club owner wins $90,000 for police slur: Tsamis v State of Victoria [2019] VSC 826
Martha Tsamis has worked in the nightclub industry for around 30 years and is the manager of the Inflation night-club in Melbourne. In October 2013, the police brought an application to restrict…
February 7, 2020 -
Philanthropist Wins Round One: Chau v Fairfax Media Publications PL [2019] FCA 185
Dr Chau Chak Wing is a wealthy Chinese-born Australian citizen. He has extensive business interests in China and is a very generous philanthropist. He has donated enormous sums of money to a…
April 15, 2019 -
Horse trainer’s claims scratched: Cummings v Fairfax [2018] NSWCA 325
Anthony Cummings and his company, Anthony Cummings Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd, train horses. They sued Fairfax Digital, The Age, Fairfax Media and a journalist, Kate Leahy, in respect of 3 articles published online…
February 14, 2019 -
Chris Gayle raises bat with triple-century damages [2018] NSWSC 1838
Chris Gayle, a West Indian cricketer and international T20 star, has hit more centuries than anyone in the game’s shortest format, but rarely has he had a better result than in his…
December 4, 2018 -
Market collapses for share trader’s defamation claims: Jones & Australian Shareholder Centre PL v Aussie Networks PL & Eiby [2018] QSC 219
The first defendant owned and ran an internet forum, Aussie Stock Forums, used to discuss topics related to the stock market and investments. The second defendant was its sole director and shareholder.…
November 12, 2018 -
Guilty of $3.75 million radio defamation? … Mr Jones I presume: Wagner v Harbour Radio PL & Ors [2018] QSC 201
Denis, John, Neill and Joe Wagner are brothers from Toowoomba and the owners of a highly successful family business. Their father, Henry had conducted a concrete quarry, stone masonry and earthmoving business.…
October 10, 2018 -
Lying defamation defendant shot down by Sporting Shooters – $887,027.66 in damages: Moroney v Zegers [2018] VSC 448
For a short time in 2012, Karel Zegers was the Acting President of the Victorian branch of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAAV). His position on the Board was up for…
August 20, 2018 -
Politician not so pushy – Sophie Mirabella wins $175,000: Mirabella v Price & Benalla Newspapers Pty Ltd [2018] VCC 650
Sophie Mirabella was the Member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Indi in rural Victoria from 2001 to 2013. In 2015, the Liberal Party pre-selected her once again to…
August 15, 2018 -
Channel Nine’s “disgraceful” story – $300,000 damages: Pahjua v TCN Channel Nine PL [2018] NSWSC 893
Sunil Pahuja migrated to Australia at 27, did a Masters in accounting and developed a business installing solar panels. He knew many people in the Indian community and was to become the…
August 8, 2018 -
Court of Appeal rules that Rebel Wilson’s damages not special: Bauer Media Pty Ltd v Wilson [2018] VSCA 154
The Victorian Court of Appeal has ruled that Rebel Wilson’s $4.5 million record damages verdict is no longer the record, rejecting her claim for special damages and cutting the figure down to…
July 24, 2018