by 153 Phillip | Mar 21, 2019 | News
Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Vass [2018] NSWCA 259 On 8 November 2018, the NSW Supreme Court of Appeal confirmed that an offer of amends under the Defamation Act was still capable of acceptance by a plaintiff even after the plaintiff had made an offer of compromise (of a...
by 153 Phillip | Mar 4, 2019 | News
On 19 February 2019, Justice Besanko of the Federal Court of Australia delivered judgment for Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on an application Senator David Leyonhjelm brought seeking leave to appeal the interlocutory judgment of Justice White not to summarily dismiss...
by 153 Phillip | Feb 22, 2019 | News
153 Phillip Barristers congratulates Larissa Andelman on her appointment as President of the Woman Lawyer’s Association of NSW. For further information on the Woman Lawyer’s Association of NSW please follow the link below:...
by 153 Phillip | Feb 21, 2019 | News
Jane Doe v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1996 On 21 December 2018, Fullerton J in the NSW Supreme Court gave judgment in an important media case arising from the publication of articles relating to criminal proceedings. The plaintiff alleged breach...
by 153 Phillip | Nov 13, 2018 | News
Federal Court judgment: Hanson-Young v Leyonhjelm [2018] FCA 1688 On 7 November 2018, the Federal Court of Australia delivered judgment for Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on an interlocutory application Senator David Leyonhjelm brought seeking summary dismissal of her...
by 153 Phillip | Aug 20, 2018 | News
On 20 August 2018, the New South Wales Court of Appeal delivered judgment in favour of the Country Women’s Association of New South Wales (CWA) regarding the competency of the appeal in defamation and equity proceedings. Sue Chrysanthou and Barry Dean were successful...
