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No tort for breach of privacy in South Australian epic: Sands v South...
In a trial that ran for 55 days late last year and concluding in February this year, the plaintiff, Derick John Sands, has lost his claim for defamation, as well as other claims including a breach of...
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Setka further set back by the Prime Minister in Court of Appeal: Setka v...
The appellant John Setka is the Divisional Branch Assistant Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). On 10 February 2012, the now Prime...
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Defendants’ go all-in: Plaintiff calls their bluff and wins the $340,000 pot:...
The plaintiff and four defendants were poker players used to playing high stakes games: hands worth thousands of dollars. In the middle of 2012, the plaintiff and the first defendant went to Las Vegas...
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Dank v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 295. Number of days in Stephen...
The plaintiff Since 2013, the Australian sporting landscape has been dominated, not by any particularly amazing footballer, cricketer or athlete. No, it has been dominated by Stephen Dank – “sports...
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Channel Nine’s “disgraceful” story – $300,000 damages: Pahjua v TCN Channel...
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 perfect example...
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Politician not so pushy – Sophie Mirabella wins $175,000: Mirabella v Price &...
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 run in the 2016...
View ArticleLying defamation defendant shot down by Sporting Shooters – $887,027.66 in...
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 election in...
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Guilty of $3.75 million radio defamation? … Mr Jones I presume: Wagner v...
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...
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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 recent $300,000...
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Inflation night-club owner wins $90,000 for police slur: Tsamis v State of...
Martha Tsamis has worked in the nightclub industry for around 30 years and is the manager of the Inflation night-club in Melbourne. Inflation night-club In October 2013, the police brought an...
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