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Huge Call on Sayers’ D**k Pic Battle
Justice Andrew Watson rejected a transfer that would have restricted reporting, keeping Cate Sayers’ defamation claim in the Supreme Court and setting up a possible November trial.
- On Wednesday, the Victorian Supreme Court rejected former Carlton Football Club president Luke Sayers' application to transfer his wife's defamation case to the Family Court of Australia, keeping the proceedings public.
- Cate Sayers sued her estranged husband for defamation, alleging he falsely accused her in a statutory declaration of posting an explicit image to his X account in January 2025, which Luke Sayers claimed was hacked.
- Justice Andrew Watson ruled the Supreme Court remains the appropriate venue, accepting Cate's argument that Family Court publication restrictions would hinder her ability to vindicate her reputation through public proceedings.
- Rejecting Cate's application for a jury trial, the judge ordered the matter to proceed as a judge-alone hearing in November for an expeditious resolution.
- Media coverage of the dispute will continue under the public ruling, allowing Cate to pursue vindication through the open court process as the high-profile case unfolds.
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Sydney Morning Herald+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Cate Sayers scores win against former husband Luke to keep defamation case in public eye
Justice Andrew Watson ruled on Wednesday that moving the case out of the Supreme Court would potentially prevent public vindication for Cate Sayers if she were to win.
·North Sydney, Australia
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left, 44% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources lean Right
45% Left
L 45%
11%
R 44%
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