Obermann v ACP Publishing Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 178

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Obermann v ACP Publishing Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 178 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20487/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 9 March 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 June 2001

PARTIES : Natalie OBERMANN - Plaintiff ACP PUBLISHING PTY LTD - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J

COUNSEL : M Lynch - Plaintiff G Reynolds SC - Defendant SOLICITORS : Craddock Murray Neumann - Plaintiff Gilbert & Tobin - Defendant LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 1958 Dougherty v Nationwide News Pty Limited (1968) 88 WN(NSW) 146 Burrows v Knightley (1987) 10 NSWLR 651 Lucas v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 950 unreported, 13 October 2000 Rakhimov v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited [2001] NSWSC11, unreported 25 January 2001 Keating v Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 726 unreported 1 August 2000 per Kirby J CASES CITED : Phelps v Nationwide News Pty Limited & Anor [2001] NSWSC 130 unreported 9 March 2001. Sungravure Pty Ltd v Middle East Airlines Airlibian S.A.L. (1975) 134 CLR1 Hepburn v TCN Channel Nine Pty Limited [1983] 2 NSWLR 682 Ron Hodgson (Trading) Pty Limited v Belvedere Motors (Hurstville) Pty Limited [1971] 1 NSWLR 472 Cairns v John Faifax and Sons Limited [ 1983] 2 NSWLR 708 Ettingshausen v Australian Consolidated Press Limited (1991) 23 NSWLR 443 DECISION : The first matter complained of - dispensed with compliance with Part 67 Rule 12(2) and direct that the provision by the plaintiff of a copy of the magazine "The Picture" to the court and to the defendant is sufficient compliance with that Rule; decline to strike out the pleading of the first matter complained of; the true innuendo claim is adequately particularised in the circumstances; direct the plaintiff to provide particulars of the allegation contained in paragraph 9 of the statement of claim.