Slater makes deal with media, launches new case to get info back
In consideration for Mr Slater dropping the injunction, the media companies had agreed to not to use information that was not in the public interest.
Cameron Slater has reached a deal with three media companies, agreeing to stop seeking an an interim injunction against them using information from the Raw Shark-supplied emails hacked from his computer in return for them agreeing not to use personal information found in those emails.
However, he has launched a new suit against the same companies requesting the hacked information back. That case is to be heard next week.
The blogger, known as WhaleOilBeefHooked, on Friday lost a bid for an interim injunction to stop APN, MediaWorks and Fairfax using information from the emails, while Justice John Fogarty granted an itnerim injunction against RawShark releasing further emails.
Today in the High Court at Auckland fuller argument on the injunction was expected but Mr Slater's lawyer John Billington QC said the parties had reached an agreement instead.
In consideration for Mr Slater dropping the injunction, the media companies agreed to not to use information that was not in the public interest, including but not limited to Mr Slater's wife, children, medical information, the death of his mother and other inherently personal information regarding Mr Slater and his friends.
The lawyer for the media, Julian Miles QC, had told the court on Friday his media companies defendants would not go near such information anyway.
The matter now goes to a full hearing next week.
Justiec Fogarty confirmed the injunction against the fourth defendant continues.
Victoria Young
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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Slater makes deal with media, launches new case to get info back
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