Court orders Julian Batchelor and Jim Grenon to pay costs in failed defamation case against TVNZ
UNVERIFIED·Primary source · NZ Herald
Julian Batchelor and funder Jim Grenon ordered to pay over $230,000 in costs to TVNZ and an academic.
The judge ruled the non-disclosure of Grenon's funding role as an abuse of court process.
Batchelor's defamation claim against TVNZ regarding a 2023 report was unsuccessful.
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Court orders Julian Batchelor and Jim Grenon to pay costs in failed defamation case against TVNZ
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02 — Who / Subject
Julian Batchelor, Jim Grenon
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03 — Where / Locus
New Zealand
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04 — When / Temporality
July 3, 2026
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