HUGHES v LITTLEMORE  
The feuding between the two leading counsel in Assaf v Skalkos was just as intense as the war between the litigants themselves   STORY  
   
VACIK DISTRIBUTORS v ABC  
Fair protected report of court proceedings fails as ABC and Nationwide News defence   STORY 

PATTEN v MOFFATT  
ABC cops 90 cent of $25,000 verdict for defamation by Redfern police in 'Cop It Sweet' documentary    STORY  
  
REYNOLDS v TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD  
LANGE v ATKINSON & ACP (NZ) LTD  
House of Lords says it rejects High Court of Australia's approach to qualified privilege - then comes up with something quite similar    STORY 
 

$520,000 jury award for Bishopsgate "fugitive" story. Qualified privilege defence yet to be decided [STORY]  

$183,620 District Court decision for 'Yellow Pages' escort blunder [STORY]  

$75,000 for false imprisonment by casino. Defamation case fails [STORY] 

No. 99: Thursday, August 26, 1999   
Marsden v Channel Seven   
• Phillips Fox still hopeful of staying in Marsden case   
• Full text of Marsden's rambling and flowery application to delay trial date   
Seary v Molomby and Einfeld  
Tom Molomby's book on Ananda Marga trial under attack   
Appeal in Abbott and Costello  
Appeal set for Monday in Canberra    
Sources  
Lessons from Barratt's failed search for 'The Australian's' source   
Offshore  
• Innocent disseminator test     
• Soccer player scores £85,000 damages against 'The Sun'   
Media Law Library  
Additional case notes on 'sources'  
 

No. 98: Wednesday, August 4, 1999  
Sources  
Defence chief seeks seeks documents relating to font page story in 'The Australian'  
Cash for comment fallout  
2UE's Alan Jones sues over 'Sydney Morning Herald' article  
Qualified privilege  
Craigie v Nornews Pty Ltd - 'The Armidale Express' was unreasonable in making "misappropriation" claim  
County Court litigation  
Oakley v 3AW - inexperienced judges wreak havoc  

No. 97: Thursday, July 15, 1999  
Defamation trials  
14 trials set down in NSW Supreme Court for November   
Australian Capital Territory  
Abbey Bridal  judge in jeopardy from High Court ruling   
Capacity   
• Parody under test in 'Hustler' action   
• Vet sues over 'bleeding horses' story   
• Most imputations survive in Walsh v Jones   
Security for costs   
Ieremia v Skalkos and Foreign Language Publications Pty Ltd   
Media Law Library   
Additional case notes on ...   
Suppression and    
Defamation  

No.96: Wednesday, June 30, 1999   
• Marsden v Channel Seven   
• Marsden owes lawyers $1 million. Costs order under appeal    
• McGeoch says lawyers leaking secrets    
• Whelan v John Fairfax Publications    
Police Minister sues over pub and travel allegations    
• Channel Seven WA v Channel Nine WA    
Perth's "leading" hour of news and current affairs    
• Offshore    
• House of Lords urged to adopt 'Theophanous' defence    
• 'Natural Born Killers' litigation chips at First Amendment    

No.95: Thursday, June 24, 1999  
• High Court   
Special leave applications in Bellino and Hanson  
• Letters editor sues   
Alan Jones fighting two more actions    
• Marsden v Channel Seven   
Judge accepts new defence witnesses    
• Abbey Bridal v Channel Seven    
ACT trial over TV 'walk-in'   
• Justice Higgins' ruling   
Costs orders in Abbott & Costello   
 
 

No. 94: Wednesday, June 16, 1999  
• Craigie v Nornews Pty Ltd - $25,000 jury verdict against 'The Armidale Express'  
• Bob Gilbert Motors Pty Ltd v South Australian Telecasters Ltd - $140,000 verdict for Adelaide car dealer  

No. 93: Thursday, June 10, 1999  
• Goldsworthy v  Radio 2UE - $75,000 for 'heartless' barrister  
• Harris v Perkins - full costs awarded  
• Tingle v 2GB - solicitors' liability for costs foreshadowed  
• The Queen v Spectator Staff Pty Ltd - country newspaper fined $12,000 for sub-judice contempt  
• Secret hearing - NSW AG challenges public interest contempt ruling  

No. 92: Wednesday, June 2, 1999  
Macquarie Bank case - publication on the internet beyond injunctive power of Supreme Court  

No. 91: Tuesday, June 1, 1999  
• Macquarie Bank seeks supression of publication on the internet [Go]  
• The Sun-Herald prosecuted for breach of Coroner's suppression order [Go]  
• Derwent v Makeig - common law QP appeal [Go]  
• Re Robins; ex parte WA Newspapers - magistrate out of line in suppressing committal evidence [Go]   
• Marsden in Europe as Channel Seven amendment application draws to a close [Go]   

No. 90: Thursday, May 20, 1999   
• Rivkin v Fairfax - NSW Court of Appeal. No more interlocutory appeals   
• Capacity judgments:     
Bryant v Nationwide News   
Weston v Favretto   
Thoms v John Fairfax   
Haertsch v Andrews   
• Tingle v 2GB and Casey - $75,000 damages  

E-News #89: Wednesday, May 5, 1999  
Solicitor Chris Murphy defamed by "shyster" slur  

E-News #88: Monday, May 3, 1999  
Erskine v Fairfax - settlement  
Hall v Queensland Newspapers - jury cold not reach agreement  
Tingle v Ron Casey & 2GB - jury finds defamatory imputations  
Junius v Messenger Press - SA's second highest defamation verdict  

E-News #87: Tuesday, April 27, 1999  
Antoniadis v Channel Nine - plaintiff must repay $664,000 to defendant pending fourth trial - links to previous Antoniadis reports  

E-News #86: Tuesday, April 20, 1999  
Evatt v Nationwide News Pty Ltd - NSW Court of Appeal overturns decision on statutory qualified privilege  

E-News #85: Monday, April 19, 1999  
Justice Levine despairs - Marsden case is "like a truffle hunt"  

E-News #84: Friday, April 16. 1999  
Marsden case: NSW Court of Appeal gives Channel Seven access to documents  

E-News #83: Tuesday, April 13, 1999  
Marsden case -   
Mallesons' partner defends subpoena agreement with police  

E-News #82: Monday, April 12, 1999  
• Contempt - public interest triumph  
• Harris v Perkins - settlements and costs  
• Marsden defamation quagmire  
• "Goodbye Jerusalem" - grounds of appeal  
• Failure to apologise   
• McLibel appeal - damages reduced  

E-News #81: Monday, March 29, 1999  
• Goldsworthy v 2UE - reserved   
• Head-butting defamation settled for $100,000  

E-News #80: Wednesday, March 24, 1999  
Jury returns paltry verdict for paintiff in Harris v Perkins  

E-News #79: Tuesday, March 23, 1999  
• Jury finds two defamatory imputations in Goldsworthy v 2UE  
• Harris jury resumes deliberations on Wednesday  

E-News #78: Monday, March 22, 1999  
• Barrister sues 2UE  
• Harris jury out   
• Victorian contempt charges  
• Judge's ruling on application to discharge Kennett jury   

E-News #77: Wednesday, March 17, 1999  
• Judgment in Abbott & Costello defamation case - full report  
• $165,000 in defamation damages to two union officials  
• Terry Tobin's closing address in the Harris case  
• Fallout from the Jeff Kennett disaster  
• Round-up of recent rulings in Marsden v Channel Seven  

E-News #76: Thursday, March 11, 1999   
• Melbourne jury finds no defamation of Premier Kennett   
• Harris case - jury told plaintiff is a scurrilous liar   
• Transcript - Harris teases Gai Waterhouse about baby and husband  

E-News #75:  Tuesday, March 9, 1999   
• Only one cross-claim left as the Harris case draws to a close  
• Police and Marsden fight to keep out record of interview  
  

E-News #74: Thursday, March 4, 1999  
'New Idea' tries to stop 'Woman's Day' claims on Monica Lewinsky interview  

E-News #73: Wednesday, March 3, 1999   
• Judge keeps out evidence adverse to Harris  
• Marsden trial unlikely to recommence for a while yet          
   
E-News #72: Tuesday, March 2, 1999   
• Character evidence in "The Gambling Man" case   
• Former mayor awarded $70,000 for dirty politics   
   
E-News #71: Thursday, February 25, 1999   
Marsden jury finds some imputations conveyed    
   
E-News #70: Thursday, February 25, 1999    
New trial ordered in Derens' case.     

E-News #69: Wednesday, February 24, 1999     
Marsden jury sent home and told to watch TV     

E-News #68: Tuesday, February 23, 1999    
Channel Seven asks the jury to find that two of Marsden's imputations arise     
      
E-News #67: Monday, February 22, 1999     
• Jury empanelled in Marsden case      
     
E-News #66: Friday, February 19, 1999     
John Marsden update     
• Latest behind the scenes lobbying     
• The most recent pre-trial manouvers in the NSW Supreme Court     
• Background articles about the TV broadcasts, the affidavits of Colin  Fisk, the investigation of the Wood Royal Commission, in fact the whole box and dice.     
     
E-News #65: Thursday, February 18, 1999     
• Printer settles on the 14th day of Harris v Perkins      
• Fairfax has a case to answer in contempt prosecution     
     
E-News #64: Wednesday, February 17, 1999      
• Contempt       
Sydney Morning Herald in court over page one heroin story      
• Defamation      
Harris in the box all day   
     
E-News #63: Tuesday, February 16, 1999      
Defamatory imputations found in "The Gambling Man" case - argument on quantum continues...        
       
E-News #62: Friday, February 12, 1999       
• Transexual victory v Daily Telegraph       
• Backyard sewerage case reserved       
• More pre-trial Marsden manouvering       
     
E-News #61: Thursday, February 11, 1999       
Verdict in Granny killer case       
     
E-News #60: Wednesday, February 10, 1999       
• Injurious falsehood bid fails        
• Granny killer suspect sues