NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Harbour Radio P/L & Anor v John Tingle [2001] NSWCA 194 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40436/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 01/06/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 September 2001
PARTIES : Harbour Radio Pty Limited & Ron Casey v John Tingle JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Beazley JA at 11; Davies AJA at 38
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT 21262/95 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Kirby J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : A: Mr B McClintock SC / Mr G McHugh R: Mr T Blackburn / Mr R Glasson SOLICITORS : A: Bush Burke & Company R: Barker Gosling CATCHWORDS : Defamation - whether statement capable of conveying pleaded imputation - principles relating to award of exemplary damages - whether damages excessive - appeal dismissed. LEGISLATION CITED : s 7A Defamation Act (1974) Rigby v Associated Newspapers Ltd (1969) 1 NSWLR 729 at 740 David Syme & Co Ltd v Mather (1977) VR 516 at 530 Triggell v Pheeney (1951) 82 CLR 497 at 516 CASES CITED: Herald & Weekly Times v McGregor (1928) 41 CLR 254 Coyne v Citizen Finance Ltd (1991) 172 CLR 211 Clark v Ainsworth (1996) 40 NSWLR 463 Steele v Mirror Newspapers (1974) 2 NSWLR 348 Singleton v Ffrench (1986) 5 NSWLR 425 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
CA 40436 of 1999
MEAGHER JA BEAZLEY JA DAVIES AJA
Thursday, 6 September 2001 HARBOUR RADIO PTY LIMITED & ANOR v JOHN TINGLE
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