Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hanson-Young v Leyonhjelm (No 5) [2020] FCA 34 File number: NSD 1370 of 2018
Judge: WHITE J
Date of judgment: 31 January 2020
Catchwords: DEFAMATION – appropriate interest rate on the sum awarded for non-economic loss – whether the Applicant should be granted permanent injunctive relief – assessment of the existence and degree of the risk of repetition of the publication of the defamatory matters – whether costs should be awarded on an indemnity basis pursuant to s 40(2) of the Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) –whether the respondent had unreasonably failed to make an offer of settlement – held: injunctive relief refused – respondent to pay costs on an indemnity basis.
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 23, 51A Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 (Cth) s 16(3) Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules r 4.1.2 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 25, 26.12, 40.08 Civil Liability Act 1936 (SA) ss 51, 56 Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss 11A, 18 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) s 40
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill [2006] HCA 46; (2006) 227 CLR 57 Axe Australasia Pty Ltd v Australume Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] FCA 844 Bishop v State of New South Wales, 17 November 2000 Calderbank v Calderbank [1973] 3 All ER 333 Carolan v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 7) [2017] NSWSC 351 Cerutti v Crestside Pty Ltd [2016] 1 Qd R 89; [2014] QCA 33 Cornes v Ten Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] SASC 141 Davis v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 946 Dometic Australia Pty Ltd v Houghton Leisure Products Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 57 Greig v WIN Television NSW Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 877 Haines v Bendall (1991) 172 CLR 60 Hallam v Ross (No 2) [2012] QSC 407 Hanson-Young v Leyonhjelm [2018] FCA 1688; (2018) 364 ALR 624 Hanson-Young v Leyonhjelm (No 4) [2019] FCA 1981 Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v Wagner [2019] QCA 221 Harrigan v Jones [2001] NSWSC 623 Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] FCA 750; (2015) 237 FCR 127 Holt v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 968; (2012) 82 NSWLR 293 Hungerfords v Walker (1989) 171 CLR 125 Kismet International Pty Ltd v Guano Fertilizer Sales Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCA 705 Leichardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Leyonhjelm v Hanson-Young [2019] FCA 156 Magenta Nominees Pty Ltd v Richard Ellis (Western Australia) Pty Ltd [1994] FCA 302 M.B.P. (S.A.) Pty Ltd v Gogic [1991] HCA 3; (1991) 171 CLR 657 McKerlie v New South Wales (No 2) [2000] NSWSC 1159 Nextra Australia Pty Ltd v Fletcher (No 2) [2014] FCA 682 Prendergast v Roberts [2012] QSC 144 Ramsey v Annesley College (No 2) [2013] SASC 145 Sony Computer Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd v Stirling [2001] FCA 1852 Tickell v Trifleska Pty Ltd (1990) 25 NSWLR 353 Transport Accident Commission v Coyle [2001] VSCA 236; (2001) 3 VR 589 Trkulja v Yahoo! Inc LLC [2012] VSC 88 Tu v Pakway Australia Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 34; (2006) 227 ALR 287 Zoef v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 2
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