NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: Louise O'Hara v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd [2007] NSWDC 181
HEARING DATE(S): 31/08/07
JUDGMENT DATE: 14 September 2007
JURISDICTION: Civil
JUDGMENT OF: Gibson DCJ
DECISION: (1) Note that the parties agree that notwithstanding Schedule 4 Clause 2 of Defamation Act 2005, all four publications are to be dealt with under Defamation Act 1974; (2) The defendant is to provide a note to the plaintiff and the court by 4:00pm Monday 3 September outlining any proposed objections to imputations 10(d) and 10(e); (3) Imputations 7(b) and 8(b) will go to the jury; (4) Imputations 7(f), 8(k), 9(d) and 10(c) are struck out; (5) Plaintiff file and serve amended statement of claim in 7 days; (6) Defendant to notify of any objects to the statement of claim 7 days thereafter; (7) Matter stood over for directions to Friday 28 September 2007 at 9:30am.
CATCHWORDS: Tort - defamation - pleadings - imputations - form - capacity - "ridiculous light" imputations - savings provisions
LEGISLATION CITED: Defamation Act 1974 (NSW) Defamation Act 2005 (NSW)
Berkoff v Burchill and Anor [1996] 4 All ER 1008 Burton v Crowell Pub Co 82 F (2d) 154 (1936) Coleman v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 564 Darbyshir v Daily Examiner Pty Ltd (29 August 1997) David Holmes v TCN Channel Nine Limited [2007] NSWDC 137 Donoghue v Hayes (1831) IR Ex Ch R265 Drummoyne Municipal Council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1990) 21 NSWLR 135 Entienne Pty Ltd v Festival City Broadcasters [2001] SASC 60 CASES CITED: Ettingshausen v Australian Consolidated Press Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 443 Falkenberg v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (Levine J, 16 December 1994) Hennessy v Lynch [2006] NSWDC 26 John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited v Blake; David Syme & Co Limited v Blake (2001) 53 NSWLR 541 Mahommed v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 213 Mamdouh Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (2006) 65 NSWLR 264 McDonald v The North Queensland Newspaper Company Limited [1997] 1 Qd R 62 McGuiness v J T Publishing Australia Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 471 Waterhouse v Hickie (Court of Appeal, 26 May 1995, unreported) Wild v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd (8 August 1997)
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