Chau Chak Wing wins defamation case against The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, papers to appeal

Nine’s The Sydney Morning Herald will appeal the verdict in the Chau Chak Wing defamation trial, after the court found the title had defamed the Chinese-Australian billionaire.

This afternoon The Federal Court’s Justice Michael Wigney ruled Fairfax Media, now owned by Nine, had defamed Chau and awarded the businessman $280,000 in damages.

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age lost the defamation case this afternoon