A&U, author sued over ‘defamatory’ Corby book
Relatives of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby are suing Allen & Unwin and author Eamonn Duff for defamation over Sins of the Father, which considers Schapelle Corby’s role in her...
ABC Books author to take legal action against ‘The Monthly’
Author Hugh Lunn and his publisher ABC Books have written to the Monthly editor Ben Naparstek ‘requesting an apology and removal' of a review of Lunn's book Words Fail Me...
Cleary, A&U lose defamation case; barrister awarded $630,000 in damages
Author Phil Cleary and his publisher Allen & Unwin have lost a defamation case and have been ordered to pay $630,000 in damages. The judgement in the Victorian Supreme Court related...
Cleary, A&U lose defamation case; barrister awarded $630,000 in damages
Author Phil Cleary and his publisher Allen & Unwin have lost a defamation case and have been ordered to pay $630,000 in damages. The judgement in the Victorian Supreme Court related...
Pan Mac criticised over decision not to publish Cruise bio
Pan Macmillan's decision not to publish Tom Cruise, An Unauthorised Biography (Andrew Morton) in Australia has made headlines both here and overseas in the past week. The book, which reportedly...
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Ex-MP sued for defamation by ex-NSW policeFormer NSW parliamentarian Peter Breen is being sued for defamation by two retired police officers over references in Breen's self-published book Life as a...
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Workplace watchdog warns small businessThe newly appointed Workplace Ombudsman, Nicholas Wilson, has issued a warning to small businesses to meet all their legal obligations regarding employee entitlements, pointing to a...
Defamation precedent raises eyebrows
Media commentators fear a ruling by Australia's High Court that a restaurant review was defamatory has set an unwelcome precedent for reviewers in all fields. The 6-1 ruling found that...
MUP recalls ‘Young Liberal’
MUP has announced a recall of The Education of a Young Liberal by John Hyde Page. The recall follows the recent ruling by a judge in the civil division of the...
NSW to propose privacy law
Proposals for a new privacy law by the NSW Law Reform Commission could disrupt Australia's now uniform defamation laws. The proposals, due to be made public ‘within weeks' according to...
MUP faces lawsuit over ‘Young Liberal’
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) is facing a defamation suit from Kyle Kutasi, who objects to a number of passages referring to him in John Hyde Page's memoir The Education of a...