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Banker’s sexual harassment and defamation claims demolished: Dye v Commsec [2012] FCA 242
From March 2005 until November 2007, Vivienne Dye worked for Commsec. Her position was made redundant, and later, she made a claim to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission that she…
May 2, 2012 -
Estate agent wins damages against Alice Spring News: Forrest v Chlanda & Anor [2012] NTSC 14
The plaintiff was a real estate agent in Alice Springs who operated under the name First National Real Estate Framptons. He was also the Southern regional representative of the Real Estate…
April 13, 2012 -
Copying the defendant’s imputations – Just not on: Waterhouse v The Age Company Ltd & Ors [2012] NSWSC 9
After the usual fight about imputations, the plaintiff’s amended statement of claim alleged that articles from The Age carried the following imputations about him: (a) the plaintiff procured the murder of George…
March 2, 2012 -
Failure to stretch Lange defence for foreign language papers: The Korean Times Pty Ltd & Anor v Un Dok Pak [2011] NSWCA 365
The plaintiff was born in Korea and moved to Australia when she was 15. She studied Economics and Law, became a solicitor and also married another solicitor (Ki Beom Kwon). She and…
February 13, 2012 -
Journalists’ source to be revealed: Liu v The Age Company Ltd [2012] NSWSC 12
On 3 February 2010, The Age published an article about Helen Liu and referred to her as a Chinese Australian businesswoman who had made substantial payments to the former Defence Minister, Joel…
February 9, 2012 -
Restaurant’s Three Hats from the Court of Appeal: Gacic v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 362
In September 2003, a new swank restaraunt, Coco Roco opened to public fanfare in Sydney, with views over the Harbour. It had a $3 million fitout, it was expensive and it was…
December 23, 2011 -
The defamation you have when you do not have a defamation: Eatock v Bolt [2011] FCA 1103
Andrew Bolt, columnist for the Herald Sun newspaper, wrote two articles in 2009 entitled “It’s so hip to be black” and “White Fellas in the Black”. It referred to what he called…
November 23, 2011 -
The politician’s privilege?: Wookey v Quigley [2011] WASC 227
Since Lange in 1998, politicians have no longer been the cornerstones of the defamation lawyer’s practice. The High Court decided that we have an implied right in our constitution to discuss “government…
October 27, 2011 -
Contextual Truth and Nothing But the Truth: Besser v Kermode [2011] NSWCA 174
The contextual truth defence is the most complicated, convoluted and confusing defences available in defamation at common law. Under the 2005 Act, it means that the defendant claims this: “The words don’t…
October 26, 2011