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Rebel Wilson's 'huge win' against magazine publisher Bauer

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Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Fri, 16 Jun 2017, 8:52AM
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Rebel Wilson's 'huge win' against magazine publisher Bauer

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Fri, 16 Jun 2017, 8:52AM

Australian actress and comedian Rebel Wilson is set for a sequel in court.

She will return to Victoria's Supreme Court in Melbourne for submissions about damages.

It's after she yesterday won a month-long defamation case against Bauer Media. A jury agreed she had been bullied by the publisher.

Defamation lawyer Justin Castelan told Mike Hosking it's an emphatic victory.

"I don't think she did have a slam-dunk case, but the jury were unanimous. There were eight articles that she sued on, all of them conveyed the implications that she was a serial liar, which is pretty serious."

Castelan said all the media giant's defences fell over.

"I think it's a huge win, it's going to probably give confidence to people that they can take on the media. It is a very important case."

LISTEN ABOVE AS JUSTIN CASTELAN SPEAKS WITH MIKE HOSKING

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