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Why a multimillion-dollar legal boom is running out of steam High-profile cases including the Bruce Lehrmann and Ben Robert-Smith feuds are helping to reshape the defamation landscape.

I spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald about recent trends in defamation litigation. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

I just got checked for I.D. purchasing alcohol. I must have stumbled into some exceptional lighting.

March reading

Ten agrees to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million to cover Lehrmann costs The agreement resolves a protracted standoff between the broadcaster and her former employer over the costs of defending Bruce Lehrmann’s lawsuit.

Ten agrees to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million to cover Lehrmann costs www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Now that Ita is being grilled about her time on Studio 10, will she be cross-examined about #sproutgate?

Price defends calling for land council CEO's dismissal, court documents show In an ongoing defamation battle, court documents show Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says there was substantial truth to a media release calling for the dismissal of an Aboriginal land council CEO.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says there was 'substantial truth' to her comments about Central Land Council CEO, court documents show www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases Immigration minister says such conduct must be ‘nipped in bud’ as lawyer referred to office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner for consideration

Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing 'non-existent' cases www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Singer-songwriter Betty Boo looks back: ‘I was very naive in the 90s. It was only years later I realised people were on loads of drugs’ The Doin’ the Do singer on navigating the wild 90s, writing for other artists, and why she stepped out of the limelight for 30 years

Again, I know this will age me precisely but I can still remember all the words to 'Doin' the Do'. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

CNN Loses Defamation Trial Over Afghan Evacuation Report Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a "black market."

CNN loses defamation trial over Afghan evacuation report www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Rudy Giuliani settles election worker defamation case Donald Trump's troubled former lawyer Rudy Giuliani has settled his defamation case, after repeatedly accusing two women of...

Rudy Giuliani settles election worker defamation case www.canberratimes.com.au/story/886872...

Liam Payne's friend sues singer's father for defamation Roger Nores has contested Geoff Payne's claims he "abandoned" the late One Direction singer.

Liam Payne's friend sues singer's father for defamation www.bbc.com/news/article...

Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95 She was one of Britain's most acclaimed stage and screen stars and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier.

Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95 bbc.com/news/article...

I know this will age me fairly precisely but one of the only things I watched on television in Years 11 and 12 was 'Twin Peaks'. It was an extraordinary piece of television then, and it remains so.

David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78 Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead

David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...

Drake files defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar diss track Drake is bringing legal action against Universal Music Group as a result of Lamar’s track Not Like Us

Drake files defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar diss track www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Journalist and TV presenter Simon Townsend dies aged 79 Simon Townsend, best known for his role on the children's television show Wonder World, has died after recently being diagnosed with an aggressive cancer.

Journalist and TV presenter Simon Townsend dies aged 79 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

Hells Angels boss Angelo Pandeli sues News Corp for defamation The filing marks the first known high-profile legal action faced by a major Australian news publisher in the 2025 calendar year.

Hells Angels boss Angelo Pandeli sues News Corp for defamation www.capitalbrief.com/article/hell...

Court annuls marriage after Melbourne bride thought wedding was ‘sham’ to boost groom’s Instagram Judge finds woman ‘believed she was acting in a social media event’ rather than official ceremony

Court annuls marriage after Melbourne bride thought wedding was ‘sham’ to boost groom’s Instagram www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Liz Truss legal threat to Starmer over claim she crashed economy No 10 insists millions of people share Sir Keir's view of the Truss government's economic record.

Liz Truss legal threat to Starmer over claim she crashed economy www.bbc.com/news/article...

Giuliani found in contempt of court over response to defamation judgment Judge makes ruling after Trump ally fails to comply with requests for information as he turns over assets

Giuliani found in contempt of court over response to defamation judgment www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Olivia Hussey, Star of Franco Zeffirelli’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ Dies at 73 She also played Mary in the 1977 miniseries 'Jesus of Nazareth' and was memorable in 'Black Christmas' and 'Death on the Nile.'

Olivia Hussey, star of Franco Zeffirelli's 'Romeo and Juliet', dies at 73 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Raygun defends action to shut down comedian’s musical Rachael Gunn said she had moved to trademark her name and pose because other parties were attempting to trademark them.

Raygun defends action to shut down comedian's musical www.smh.com.au/culture/cele...

Vale the ‘anti-shock jock’: Veteran broadcaster Clive Robertson has died One of the first newsreaders to go off script, the legendary radio and TV star is credited with changing the face of journalism.

Vale the 'anti-shock jock': Veteran broadcaster Clive Robertson has died www.smh.com.au/culture/cele...

Link to the judgment here: www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Ju...

O'Callaghan J awards Moira Deeming $300,000 damages for non-economic loss in defamation proceedings against John Pesutto.

Raygun: The Musical cancelled after Olympian issues legal threat Legal letters asked comedian Steph Broadbridge to cancel the show and not use the name “Raygun” or the athlete’s “kangaroo dance”.

Raygun: The Musical cancelled after Olympian issues legal threat www.smh.com.au/culture/come...

I caught the train back from Woy Woy to Sydney this evening and I did not get one of the new Mariyung trains, which was disappointing. At least I got to glide along the edge of Brisbane Waters.

Social media post calling Liverpool mayor a 'crim' and 'grub' not defamatory, court rules The court case over a Facebook post is part of a long dispute between Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun and former councillor Peter Ristevski.

Liverpool Council Mayor Ned Mannoun loses defamation case over Facebook post calling him a 'crim' and 'grub' www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

Legendary Australian barrister and politician Tom Hughes dies aged 101 The former federal attorney-general and top silk appeared in a series of high-profile defamation cases.

Legendary Australian barrister and politician Tom Hughes dies aged 101 www.smh.com.au/national/leg...

It is a 'buy a Calippo from the milk bar near the railway station for the walk home' kind of an afternoon.