Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Webster v Brewer (No 3) [2020] FCA 1343 File number: VID 293 of 2020
Judgment of: GLEESON J
Date of judgment: 22 September 2020
Catchwords: DAMAGES – defamation – where default judgment ordered against respondent – principles concerning assessment of non-economic loss – where aggravated damages appropriate
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 r 5.23(d) Defamation Act 2005 (Vic) ss 34, 35, 36
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Comalco Ltd [1986] FCA 300; (1986) 12 FCR 510 Bauer Media Pty Ltd & Anor v Wilson (No 2) [2018] VSCA 154; (2018) 56 VR 674 Belbin v Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation [2012] VSC 535 Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1993] HCA 31; (1993) 178 CLR 44 Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd v Mahommed [2010] NSWCA 335 Cripps v Vakras [2014] VSC 279 Culla Park Ltd v Richards [2007] EWHC 1850 (QB) French v Fraser (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1807 Hayson v The Age Company Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 361 Lewis v Daily Telegraph Ltd [1964] AC 234 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Rush [2020] FCAFC 115 Pettiona v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1690 Rush v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 7) [2019] FCA 496 Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd [1994] HCA 46; (1994) 182 CLR 104 Triggell v Pheeney [1951] HCA 23; (1951) 82 CLR 497 Wagner v Nine Network Australia [2019] QSC 284
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