Post by Flash on Apr 16, 2008 20:15:01 GMT -5
In a District Court case in Sydney, Judge Judith Gibson struck out Mr
Habib's defamation action against Radio 2UE Pty Ltd and Macquarie
Radio Network Ltd, ruling it was "an abuse of process". He had sued
over three broadcasts - by 2UE's John Laws and Steve Price, and 2GB's
Ray Hadley - all made on August 18, 2005.
Among other claims, he said they defamed him by implying he was trying
to deceive Centrelink by seeking a disability pension when he was not
disabled. The broadcasts all referred to an article in The Daily
Telegraph newspaper, which Mr Habib took unsuccessful defamation
action against in the Supreme Court.
Judge Gibson ordered Mr Habib to pay the legal costs of the two radio
stations. "We won't be holding our breaths," Mr Hadley said on
Macquarie Radio after reading the judge's decision on costs
Full story:
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23548598-1702,00.html
Habib's defamation action against Radio 2UE Pty Ltd and Macquarie
Radio Network Ltd, ruling it was "an abuse of process". He had sued
over three broadcasts - by 2UE's John Laws and Steve Price, and 2GB's
Ray Hadley - all made on August 18, 2005.
Among other claims, he said they defamed him by implying he was trying
to deceive Centrelink by seeking a disability pension when he was not
disabled. The broadcasts all referred to an article in The Daily
Telegraph newspaper, which Mr Habib took unsuccessful defamation
action against in the Supreme Court.
Judge Gibson ordered Mr Habib to pay the legal costs of the two radio
stations. "We won't be holding our breaths," Mr Hadley said on
Macquarie Radio after reading the judge's decision on costs
Full story:
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23548598-1702,00.html