Screen Johnny Depp’s $67 million defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard begins Johnny Depp, has launched a defamation case against his former wife, actress Amber Heard in a court in Fairfax, Virginia
News & Views Christian Porter discontinues defamation case against the ABC and Louise Milligan Christian Porter, Australia’s former Attorney-General launched defamation proceedings against the ABC and Louise Millgan in March.
Business Defamation, ‘cancel culture’ and the perils of fighting back as a business owner Before you rant about a service provider on Facebook or call out another brand for plagiarism on Twitter, read this article – with invaluable advice from lawyer Courtney Bowie and cyberhate expert Ginger Gorman.
News & Views Nine ordered to pay Dr Elaine Stead’s legal costs in defamation case Nine Entertainment has been ordered to pay the legal costs for venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead after a defamation suit.
Business ‘Campaign of offensive mockery’: Elaine Stead awarded $280,000 in AFR defamation case Venture capitalist Elaine Stead sued the AFR and Joe Aston over a series of published columns where she was described as a “feminist cretin”.
News & Views Johnny Depp loses defamation case against British newspaper that described him as a “wife beater” In a ruling by the UK’s High Court, Justice Andrew Nicol said he accepted Amber Heard’s claims that Depp had been violent towards her.
News & Views Sarah Hanson-Young defamation ruling is a rare victory for all women in public life Hanson-Young’s defamation ruling goes against the growing tide of political violence that plagues too many women in public life.
News & Views 90% of young women think female politicians are treated unfairly, Plan International survey finds Plan International’s research finds girls become increasingly cynical of sexism in politics as they grow older.
News & Views The PM telling women to ‘contact the police’ is not good enough. Leaders must act on sexual harassment allegations How many more women need to flay themselves publicly before leaders take action on sexual harassment in workplaces, Kristine Ziwica asks.
News & Views Bogan in the eye of the beholder: the curious case of Rebel Wilson. The current legal action between Bauer Media and actress Rebel Wilson has created yet another opportunity for the notion of the “bogan”.
Ed's Blog Latham, Legs-It and how to respond to flame throwing Mark Latham being inflammatory again is predictable. So is the Daily Mail’s Legs-It front page. How do we respond to flame throwers?
