[Opinion] TVNZ Defamation Case: Five Key Takeouts - Including Peter Williams' Testimony and Destroyed Notes

TVNZ defamation case: Five key takeouts - including Peter Williams' testimony and destroyed notes

It was labelled the “weirdest trial of the year”, featuring a high-profile former TVNZ newsreader as an expert witness and a rival media company’s...

'Wholly unsuccessful': Julian Batchelor loses defamation case against TVNZ

Judge David Clark found all three affirmative defences raised by the defendants — truth, honest opinion, and responsible communication — were proven.

Julian Batchelor ‘wholly unsuccessful’ in defamation claim against TVNZ

Julian Batchelor’s defamation claim against TVNZ has been thrown out.