Court finds News Corp journalist defamed criminal lawyer

April 20, 2021 11:15

News Corp has been ordered to pay $110,000 to Sydney criminal lawyer Christopher Murphy for statements made by journalist Annette Sharp in The Daily Telegraph.

Federal Court Judge, Justice J Lee concluded in his ruling that “the appropriate amount for non-economic loss comprising general damages is an award of $110,000”.

The print article in question was titled ‘Portrait of the artist as an estranged wife’ published in October 2020 and as ‘Celebrity lawyer Chris Murphy splits with wife of 25 years’ online.

Be a member to keep reading

Join Mumbrella Pro to access the Mumbrella archive and read our premium analysis of everything under the media and marketing umbrella.

Become a member

Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.