NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : [2001] ACL Rep 145 NSW 48
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : DOJAS V. TCN CHANNEL NINE PTY. LIMITED [2001] NSWCA 398 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40028/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 31 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 November 2001
PARTIES : Ghada Dojas - claimant TCN Channel Nine Pty. Limited - opponent JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Heydon JA at 6; Hodgson JA at 7
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT CLD 20182/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Kirby J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Mr. C. Evatt with Mr. Henness for claimant Mr. T. Blackburn with Ms. C. King for opponent SOLICITORS : Greg Walsh & Co., Chester Hill for claimant Gilbert & Tobin, Sydney for opponent CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION - Identification - Televised image of plaintiff - Whether such as reasonably to lead persons acquainted with plaintiff to believe it was of the plaintiff - Jury answers "No" - Leave to appeal sought - Whether question appropriate - Whether direction confusing. D. David Syme & co. v. Canavan (1918) 25 CLR 234 Knupffer v. London Express Newspaper [1994] AC 116 CASES CITED: Morgan v. Oldhams Press Limited [1971] 1 WLR 1239 Steele v. Mirro Newspapers Limited [1974] 2 NSWLR 348 at 352. Singleton v. Ffrench (1986) 5 NSWLR 425 at 440 John Fairfax & Sons Ltd. v. Vilo [2001] NSWCA 290, par.15 DECISION : Leave to appeal refused with costs.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40028/01 CLD 20182/00 GILES JA HEYDON JA HODGSON JA
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