Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [1999] NSWSC 1099

Reported Decision : [1999] Aust Torts Reports 81-534

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Limited [1999] NSWSC 1099 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : 20223 of 1995; 20592 of 1996 HEARING DATE(S) : 28, 29 October 1999 2 November 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 November 1999

JOHN MARSDEN (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : v

AMALGAMATED TELEVISION SERVICES PTY LIMITED (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Levine J

G Reynolds S.C. M R Hall (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : J Sackar Q.C. L McCallum (Defendant) Marsdens (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Use of Pseudonyms Attorney General for NSW v Mayas Pty Limited (1988) 14 NSWLR 342 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parish (1980) 43 FLR 129 Chambers v James Cook University of North Queensland (1995) 61 IR 145 John Fairfax & Sons Pty Limited v Police Tribunal of NSW & Anor (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 John Fairfax Group Pty Limited & Anor v Local Court of NSW & Ors (1992) 26 NSWLR 131 Mirror Newspapers Limited v Waller (1985) 1 NSWLR 1 CASES CITED : Mr C (1993) 67 A Crim R 562 Raybos Australia Pty Limited & Anor v Jones (1985) 2 NSWLR 47 Reid v Howard (1995) 184 CLR 1 Reg v Legal Aid Board [ex parte] Kaim Todner [1999] QB 966 Rockett v Smith (1992) Qd R 660 Savvas (1989) 43 A Crim R 331 Scott v Scott [1913] AC 417 The Queen v Ngo, Tran & Dao, (Wood CJ at CL 16 July 1999, unreported) DECISION : See paragraph 80