Eric Beecher, a former Sydney Morning Herald editor, and Private Media CEO Will Hayward have been added to Lachlan Murdoch’s defamation claim against Crikey.
editor and Private Media chairman Eric Beecher and chief executive Will Hayward in his defamation lawsuit against news websiteIn an updated statement of claim against the publisher, filed in the Federal Court late last week, Mr Murdoch, the CEO and executive chairman ofCrikey boss and Private Media chairman Eric Beecher.
He sued for defamation in late August, naming the journalist who wrote the article, Bernard Keane, and Crikey editor-in-chief Peter Fray as contributors. He alleged that the article caused serious harm to his reputation by implying he “illegally conspired with Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election result” and “illegally conspired with Donald Trump to incite a mob with murderous intent to march on the Capitol”.The case is expected to go to mediation on Wednesday but also has been set down for a hearing on Thursday, when Mr Murdoch’s legal team will put the new statement of claim to Federal Court Justice Michael Wigney.
Mr Murdoch’s barrister, Sue Chrysanthou, SC, told a court hearing earlier this month that she might refile her client’s claim to cover both the initial June article and the republished version in August.is the media and marketing reporter at The Australian Financial Review.
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