NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Rivkin v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 87 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40345/01; 40346/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 - 21 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 March 2002
PARTIES : Rene Rivkin v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Foster AJA at 3; Grove J at 27
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT 20084/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Simpson J/ Levine J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : T.E.F. Hughes QC and T.D.F. Hughes (Appellant) W.H. Nicholas QC and T.D. Blackburn (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Gilbert & Tobin (Appellant) Freehill Hollingdale & Page (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION - DEFAMATORY IMPUTATIONS - WHETHER CONVEYED BY PUBLICATION - JURY - PERVERSITY - TRIAL OF LIMITED ISSUES - PROCEDURE - ORDER OF ADDRESSES BY COUNSEL - INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS - CHALLENGE BY DEFENDANT TO PLEADED IMPUTATIONS - PLAINTIFF AVAILS HIMSELF OF LEAVE TO AMEND - ABANDONED PLEADINGS - WHETHER LEAVE SHOULD BE GRANTED TO RAISE AGAIN - CAPACITY OF PUBLICATION TO CONVEY SPECIFIC IMPUTATIONS LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 1974 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden 1998 43 NSWLR 158 Brooker v Roszykiewcz 1963 37 ALJR 246 Cairns v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd 1983 2 NSWLR 708 Cinevest Ltd v Yirandi Productions Ltd [2001] NSWCA 68 David Syme & Co v Lloyd 1984 3 NSWLR 346 Drummoyne Municipal Council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1990 21 NSWLR 135 CASES CITED: Grobbelaar v Newsgroup Newspapers [2001] All ER 437 Hanrahan v Ainsworth 1990 22 NSWLR 73 Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 121 National Employers Mutual General Assurance Association Ltd v Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Ltd 1989 17 NSWLR 223 Rakhimov v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2001] NSWSC 693 Sinclair v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd CA(NSW) Unrep 4 March 1986 Thompson v Truth & Sportsman Ltd 1929 31 SR (NSW) 129 DECISION : (1) APPEAL ALLOWED, NEW TRIAL ORDERED; (2) APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND LEAVE TO APPEAL DISMISSED
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