Our courts have dropped multiple high-profile decisions this year. So hold on to your practising certificates (if you’ve still got them); these are the most talked about cases in the first half of 2019!
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Defamation and the Federal Court: a Rush to Expand Jurisdiction
Few civil cases have prompted a nationwide media circus quite like Geoffrey Rush’s 2018 defamation claim against Nationwide News. With accusations of inappropriate behaviour against one of Australia’s most recognizable…
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The Perfect Defamation Pitch: Wilson v Bauer Media Pty Ltd
What happens when your “jealous” and “disgruntled” former classmate contacts Woman’s Day? You get the largest defamation payout in Australian legal history and global attention focused on the Australian legal…
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Rush for Vindication: Nationwide News Pty Limited v Rush [2018] FCAFC 70
Geoffrey Rush has thwarted Nationwide News and Moran’s defences to his defamation action a third and final time, with the Full Court rejecting Nationwide News and Moran’s application for leave…
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Searching for Search Engine Liability: High Court Grants Special Leave in Trkulja v Google Inc [2017] HCATrans 129
The liability in defamation of search engines for search engine results or autocomplete predictions has been re-enlivened, with the High Court agreeing on 16 June 2017 to grant the plaintiff…
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