Federal Court of Australia
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JUDGMENT NO. ues Ot Sad cl sa
CATCHWORDS
DEFAMATION - defence of "innocent dissemination" - whether available to a television broadcaster who received a program from a station in another area and telecast it in its own area without change - discussion of the nature of the defence - whether in the circumstances of the particular case there was negligence on the part of the television company within the Meaning of the principle of the defence - reference to questions of policy.
RELEASE )
JOINT TORTS ) - effect of release of one joint tortfeasor - whether s. 11 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1955 (ACT) abolished the common law rule that a release of one joint tortfeasor operates as a release of all - discussion of authorities - discussion of rule that Acts altering the common law should be construed as doing so only so far as is necessary to give effect to their provisions - discussion of relationship between release rule and recovery of contribution by one joint tortfeasor from another.
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1955 (ACT), s. 11 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s. 5(1)
Emmens v. Pottle (1885) 16 QBD 354
Weldon v. "The Times" Book Company (Limited) (1912) 28 TLR 143 McLeod v. St. Aubyn [1899] AC 549
Vizetelly v. Mudie's Select Library, Limited [1900] 2 QB 170 Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. W.H. Smith and Son Limited (1933) 150 LT 211
Goldsmith v. Sperrings Ltd [1977] 1 WLR 478
Jensen v. Clark (1982) 2 NZLR 268
Duck 'v. Mayeu [1892] 2 QB 511
Cutler v. McPhail [1962] 2 QB 292
Ramsay v. Pigrim (1968) 118 CLR 271
J F and B E Palmer Pty Ltd v. Blowers and Lowe Pty Ltd (1987) 16 FCR 89
Bryanston Finance Ltd v. de Vries [1975] QB 703
Wah Tat Bank Ltd v. Chan Cheng Kum [1975] AC 507
XL Petroleum (N.S.W.) Proprietary Limited v. Caltex Oil (Australia) Proprietary Limited (1985) 155 CLR 448
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