Keramianakis v Wagstaff & Anor [2008] NSWDC 35

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Keramianakis v Wagstaff & Anor [2008] NSWDC 35

HEARING DATE(S): 7 March 2008 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 7 March 2008

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Gibson DCJ

1. Grant leave to the parties to apply at any time for any orders as are necessary. DECISION: 2. Matter to be placed in the Not Ready List with a review date of 20 June 2008. 3. A copy of the reasons given by Gibson DCJ will be ordered and placed in the file for the Judicial Registrar who case manages this matter.

CATCHWORDS: Tort - defamation - trial by jury - Court of Appeal holds no right of appeal from any District Court jury verdict - impact on jury trials for defamation - case management

Defamation Act 1974 (NSW), s 7A Defamation Act 2005 (NSW), s 21 LEGISLATION CITED: District Court Act 1973 (NSW), ss 126 and 127 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 106 and 107 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Part 51 r 23

Clifton Bricks Pty Ltd v Gerlach [2000] NSWCA 90 Combined Excavations & Supplies Pty Ltd v Bowis [2000] NSWCA 298 Costains (Australia) Pty Ltd v Atkinson (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 5 October 1995, unreported) Department of Community Services v Dezery [2000] NSWCA 196 Dubbo Stock & Station Agents Pty Ltd v Laws [2004] NSWCA 336 Echo Publications Pty Ltd v Tucker [2007] NSWCA 73 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Gerlach v Clifton Bricks Pty Ltd (2002) 209 CLR 478 Glover Gibbs Pty Ltd t/as Balfours NSW Pty Ltd v Laybutt [2004] NSWCA 45 CASES CITED: Itek Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliott (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 Jones v Sutton (2004) 61 NSWLR 614 Keramianakis v Regional Publishers Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 375 Laybutt v Glover Gibbs Pty Ltd t/as Balfours NSW Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 56 Ross v WGE Pty Ltd (1998) 44 NSWLR 510 Sonda v Signorelli [2004] NSWCA 134 State Forests of NSW v Dinnerville [2004] NSWCA 127 State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Trantum v McDowell [2005] NSWCA 138 Wagstaff v Keramianakis [2006] NSWCA 137 Zarth v Williamson [2006] NSWCA 246