Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Palmer v McGowan [2021] FCA 430 File number: NSD 912 of 2020
Judgment of: WHITE J
Date of judgment: 27 April 2021
Catchwords: DEFAMATION – application under r 16.21 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) to strike out particulars of the defence of contextual truth in the cross-claim – whether contextual imputations arise from the impugned matters – whether contextual imputations differ from the imputations pleaded by the Applicant or raise a "sting" exceeding that alleged by the Applicant – whether contextual imputations are vague and embarrassing – application upheld in part.
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 16.21 Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT) s 26 Defamation Act 1974 (NSW) s 16 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) ss 25, 26 Iron Ore Processing (Mineralogy Pty Ltd) Agreement Amendment Act 2020 (WA)
Cases cited: Abou-Lokmeh v Habour Radio Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 228 Adeang v The Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2016] FCA 1200 Ange v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 204 Bookbinder v Tebbit (1989) 1 WLR 640 Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 227 Cornwell v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 255 Crosby v Kelly [2013] FCA 1343 Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Kermode [2011] NSWCA 174; (2011) 81 NSWLR 157 Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v King [2015] NSWCA 172 Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Zeccola [2015] NSWCA 329; (2015) 91 NSWLR 341 Fardon v Attorney-General (Qld) [2004] HCA 46; (2004) 223 CLR 575 Favell v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 52; (2005) 221 ALR 186 Hyndes v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 633 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Blake [2001] NSWCA 434, (2001) 53 NSWLR 541 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Hitchcock [2007] NSWCA 364; (2007) 70 NSWLR 484 Malcolm v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 254 McMahon v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 196 Murphy v Nationwide News Pty Limited (No 2) [2017] FCA 781 State of New South Wales v Deren [1999] NSWCA 22 Viney v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1273 Wing v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 191; (2017) 255 FCR 61
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