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New Zealand's biggest defamation award upheld


Niko Kloeten
Wed, 30 Mar 2011

Website publisher Vince Siemer has lost his appeal against a judgment ordering him to pay damages of $900,000 for defamation against insolvency practitioner Michael Stiassny.

The damages – $825,000 to Mr Stiassny and $75,000 to his company KordaMentha – are the largest awarded for defamation

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Niko Kloeten
Wed, 30 Mar 2011
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