Wilson case raised as Rush appeal begins

By Sarah McPhee
Updated May 27 2019 - 2:38pm, first published 2:32pm
Geoffrey Rush has been awarded damages of $2.9 million after suing Nationwide News and a journalist.
Geoffrey Rush has been awarded damages of $2.9 million after suing Nationwide News and a journalist.

The landmark decision to allow uncapped damages in actor Rebel Wilson's defamation case was "plainly wrong" and shouldn't have been mirrored in the Geoffrey Rush ruling, the Daily Telegraph's barrister says.