The Sydney Morning Herald logo

Defamation

Advertisement
Linda Reynolds with lawyer Martin Bennett outside the Perth Supreme Court in August after the decision in her defamation case against Brittany Higgins and her husband David Sharaz was handed down.

Reynolds’ lawyer eyes Higgins documentary as peace talks loom in ex-senator’s Commonwealth lawsuit

Former defence minister Linda Reynold’s lawyer has flagged scrutiny of a recent documentary on sexual assaults featuring ex-staffer Brittany Higgins.

  • Carla Hildebrandt

Latest

Greens MP Sophie McNeill speaking at the rally in Perth on Monday and, right, the front page of Tuesday’s The West Australian newspaper.

Greens MP threatens legal action against WA newspaper over Herzog rally coverage

A WA Greens MP has threatened the state’s major daily newspaper with defamation action over its coverage of protests held across the nation this week.

  • Cameron Myles
Peter V’landys is a powerful figure in two of Australia’s major sports.

Peter V’landys launches legal action after NRL, racing jobs questioned

The sports administrator has filed defamation proceedings after questions were raised about whether his leadership of the NRL had distracted him from running racing.

  • Chris Barrett
Geoffrey Rush at the AACTA Festival on the Gold Coast.

‘There were a few lost years’: Geoffrey Rush is back. But don’t call it a comeback

At a 30th anniversary screening of Shine, the 74-year-old Australian actor talks about going into “a reflective state” after winning a landmark defamation case.

  • Garry Maddox
Sue Chrysanthou SC has been brought in to help Leroy Bressington, one half of the pop duo Royel Otis, mount legal action over anonymous Reddit posts.

Sue Chrysanthou gets nod for Reddit clean-up for one half of Royel Otis

The well-known defamation lawyer is working for Leroy Bressington to take action against anonymous online posts.

  • John Buckley
Ben Roberts-Smith and Nick McKenzie outside the Federal Court in Sydney last year.

Nine loses bid to keep settlement with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lover secret

The media company sought a 50-year suppression order over a settlement it reached with a woman who gave evidence against Roberts-Smith in his defamation case.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Advertisement
Bruce Lehrmann and Lisa Wilkinson outside the Federal Court during the defamation trial.

‘Rape myths’: Ten, Wilkinson hit back at Lehrmann over appeal bid

The former federal Liberal staffer is seeking to overturn a damning defamation finding that he raped his former colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Unsealed court documents have revealed just how many celebrities are linked to the It Ends With us legal case, which is shaping up to be more star-studded than Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

What happens when a court unseals your private texts? Half of Hollywood just found out

The trial hasn’t started, but the celebrities embroiled in the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the film It Ends With Us are already dealing with “epic fallout”.

  • Bronte Gossling
Brittany Higgins 9right) with husband David Shiraz at the Silenced premiere on Saturday (local time).

Brittany Higgins at Sundance for premiere of Australian doco about post #MeToo era

Higgins gave her first interview in five years for Silenced, a new Australian film examining the weaponisation of defamation laws in the post #MeToo era.

  • Chris Hook
Luke and Cate Sayers at the Brownlow Medal in September 2024, shortly before the photo scandal erupted.

Luke Sayers’ wife launches legal action against him over lewd photo scandal

The estranged wife of Luke Sayers has confirmed she has launched legal action against the former Carlton president over an embarrassing lewd picture scandal that led to his resignation from the AFL club.

  • Danny Russell