Chau Chak Wing wins defamation case against Sydney Morning Herald

Herald’s new owner, Nine, says it will appeal against the $280,000 in damages it has been ordered to pay Chau

Nine has said it will appeal against a court order to pay $280,000 in damages to Chinese businessman Chau Chak Wing, after a federal court judge ruled that a 2015 Sydney Morning Herald article linking him to a US bribery case was defamatory.

Less than an hour after Justice Michael Wigney ruled on Friday that the article, written by journalist John Garnaut, had used “imprecise and loose” language in a way that was “derisive” of Chau, the Herald’s new owner said it would appeal.

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