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A young university student who gave a one-star review of a high-profile criminal law firm despite never having been a client has been sued for $300,000. Queensland-based firm Nyst Legal sued Jaimyn Mayer, 23, along with search engine giant Google over the review - which was blank apart from the one-star rating. The law firm, run by Chris Nyst and his son Brendan, launched a defamation action in the Brisbane District Court in August 2020 shortly after the review was posted. Mr Mayer admitted he had never had dealings with Nyst Lawyers but left the Google review after someone the firm did represent threatened to sue a female friend. ....