Mick Gatto defamation appeal against ABC fails
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y496)
Appeal did not establish that judge had made an error in deciding previous defamation case, court rules
The underworld veteran Mick Gatto has failed again in a defamation case against the ABC over an article he says accused him of threatening to kill the gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.
Gatto was granted permission to appeal one specific part of a larger case against the ABC and reporters Nino Bucci and Sarah Farnsworth over an online article in February 2019, but the case was ultimately dismissed.
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