In a claim describing Salim Mehajer as one of Australia’s most disliked people, a high-profile defence lawyer says a Sydney gossip column made out she sleeps with clients and unfairly exposed her to ridicule for her manner of dress and weight. The May 2019 article featuring a picture of Mr Mehajer and lawyer Zali Burrows outside a jail carried six defamatory meanings including that she was a ridiculous lawyer, documents filed in the Federal Court this week claim. The Sydney Morning Herald article titled “Headline-grabbing solicitor stands by her 60 Minutes’ man” describes Ms Burrows as a “diminutive blonde by (Mr Mehajer’s) side who has been raising eyebrows within Sydney’s legal fraternity”. Ms Burrows says that opening line made ou…
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