Green v Schneller [2000] NSWSC 548

Reported Decision : [2000] Aust Torts Reports 81-568

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Green v Schneller [2000] NSWSC 548 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20386/94 HEARING DATE(S) : 1/2/99,2/2/99,3/2/994/2/99,5/2/99,8/2/99, 9/2/99,10/2/99,11/2/99,12/2/99/16/4/99,19/7/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 June 2000

PARTIES : Richard GREEN - Plaintiff Jennifer SCHNELLER - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J at 1

COUNSEL : Mr J Cummins, QC with Mr R A Campbell - Plaintiff Mr C Evatt with Mr M Rollinson - Defendant SOLICITORS : Patrick Grimes & Co - Plaintiff Dennis & Co - Defendant CATCHWORDS : Defamation - public interest - fair protected report - truth - qualified privilege - contextual truth - comment - damages. Supreme Court Act 1970 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Defamation Act 1974 Schneller v Green [1999] NSWSC 5 Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd v Parker (1992) 2 NSWLR 448 South Hetton Coal Company, Limited v North-Eastern News Association, Limited, [1984] 1 QB 133 London Artists Limited v Littler [1969] 2 QB 375 Allsopp v Incorporated Newsagencies Co. Pty. Ltd.(1975) FLR 238 Bellino v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1996) 185 CLR 183 Chappell v TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 153 Morosi v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1977] 1 NSWLR 749 Austin v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1985) 3 NSWLR 354 CASES CITED : Wright v Australian Broadcasting Commission [1977] 1 NSWLR 697 at 711 Barbaro v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 30 Kemsley v Foot [1952] AC 345 Uren v John Fairfax and Sons Pty Ltd (1966) 117 CLR 118 at 150 John Fairfax and Sons Ltd v Kelly (1987) 8 NSWLR 131 at 142 Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (1972) AC 1027 Carson v John Fairfax and Sons Ltd (1993)178 CLR 44 at 71 Dingle v Associated Newspapers [1964]AC 317 Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 44 Chakravarti v Advertiser Newspapers Ltd (1998) 193 CLR 519 DECISION : Verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $20,000. The defendant is to pay the plaintiffs costs of the proceedings.