Melbourne radio station Triple M is on trial accused of defaming an Olympic cyclist.
Mark French is suing Triple-M, for comments made on its program The Cage in 2004.
The Victorian Supreme Court heard the broadcast labelled French a drug cheat, who had dobbed in his teammates to authorities.
The court heard French was also called "un-Australian" and "a dirty stinking dobbing cyclist."
French's lawyers told the court, their client was a highly regarded professional cyclist who had found the broadcast very hurtful.
ABC
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Mincer said...
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Eagerly await the judgment to read why this wasn't ended long ago in mediation. Very silly parties wanting this to to go to court.
The UCPR theories that most jurisdictions operate on these days aim to keep as many matters out of the court as possible. -
November 11, 2008 at 1:20 AM
3MMM on trial
Monday, November 10, 2008 | Labels: Radionews |
Melbourne radio station Triple M is on trial accused of defaming an Olympic cyclist.
Mark French is suing Triple-M, for comments made on its program The Cage in 2004.
The Victorian Supreme Court heard the broadcast labelled French a drug cheat, who had dobbed in his teammates to authorities.
The court heard French was also called "un-Australian" and "a dirty stinking dobbing cyclist."
French's lawyers told the court, their client was a highly regarded professional cyclist who had found the broadcast very hurtful.
ABC
Mark French is suing Triple-M, for comments made on its program The Cage in 2004.
The Victorian Supreme Court heard the broadcast labelled French a drug cheat, who had dobbed in his teammates to authorities.
The court heard French was also called "un-Australian" and "a dirty stinking dobbing cyclist."
French's lawyers told the court, their client was a highly regarded professional cyclist who had found the broadcast very hurtful.
ABC
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1 comments:
Mincer said...-
Eagerly await the judgment to read why this wasn't ended long ago in mediation. Very silly parties wanting this to to go to court.
The UCPR theories that most jurisdictions operate on these days aim to keep as many matters out of the court as possible.
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