Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Chau v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 185 File number: NSD 1303 of 2016
Judge: WIGNEY J
Date of judgment: 22 February 2019
Catchwords: DEFAMATION – whether article conveyed alleged defamatory imputations – whether business, personal and professional reputation of applicant had been brought into public disrepute, odium, ridicule and contempt as a result of publication of those defamatory imputations – where damages and aggravated damages sought – where alleged imputations denied – where defence of qualified privilege contended – publisher's belief and intention in relation to the imputations – reasonableness of publisher's conduct – malice
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 126K Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) ss 25, 30(1), 30(2), 30(3), 30(4), 34, 35, 36, 38 Defamation Act 1974 (NSW) s 22 United States Code (US) Title 18, § 666
Cases cited: Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (1998) 43 NSWLR 158 Austin v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1985) 3 NSWLR 354 Austin v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1986] AC 299 Barbaro v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 30 Baturina v Times Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 308 Bauer Media Pty Ltd v Wilson (No 2) [2018] VSCA 154 Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 44 Chase v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2002] EWCA Civ 1772; [2002] 12 WLUK 44; [2003] EMLR 11 Crampton v Nugawela (1996) 41 NSWLR 176 Drummoyne Municipal Council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1990) 21 NSWLR 135 Evatt v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 99 Favell v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd (2005) 221 ALR 186; [2005] HCA 52 Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11; [2012] 2 AC 273; [2012] 4 All ER 913 Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (2015) 237 FCR 33 Hough v London Express Newspaper, Ltd [1940] 2 KB 507 (CA); [1940] 3 All ER 31 Hughes v Risbridger [2009] EWHC 3244 (QB) Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl (No 3) [2006] UKHL 44; [2007] 1 AC 359 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v O'Shane (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 291 Jones v Dunkell (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kevin Waters v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 394 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 Lee v Wilson and MacKinnon (1934) 51 CLR 276 Lewis v Daily Telegraph Ltd [1964] AC 234 Mirror Newspapers Limited v Harrison (1982) 149 CLR 293 Morgan v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (No 2) (1991) 23 NSWLR 374 O'Shane v Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 807 Obeid v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd (2006) 68 NSWLR 150 Rackham v Sandy [2005] EWHC 482 (QB) Roberts v Bass (2002) 212 CLR 1 Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (2003) 216 CLR 327 Rush v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 357 Sands v State of South Australia (2015) 122 SASR 195 Seary v Molomby [1999] NSWSC 981 Sims v Wran [1984] 1 NSWLR 317 Slim v Daily Telegraph Ltd [1968] 2 QB 157 Stephens v West Australian Newspapers Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 211 Ten Group Pty Ltd v Cornes (2012) 114 SASR 46 Thompson v Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd (1997) 129 ACTR 14 Toomey v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 291 Trigell v Pheeney (1951) 82 CLR 497 Trkulja v Google LLC (2018) 356 ALR 178 Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1965) 66 SR (NSW) 223 Wright v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1977] 1 NSWLR 697
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