GREEK HERALD PTY LTD v NIKOLOPOULOS & ORS [2002] NSWCA 41

Reported Decision : (2002) 54 NSWLR 165

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : GREEK HERALD PTY LTD v NIKOLOPOULOS & ORS [2002] NSWCA 41 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40100/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 March 2002

PARTIES : GREEK HERALD PTY LTD v GEORGE NIKOLOPOULOS & ORS JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Wood CJatCL at 31; Young CJ in Eq at 32

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT CL 20071/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Dowd J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant: T Molomby Respondents: C Evatt/ J C Henness SOLICITORS : Appellant: Tony Lazaropoulos Respondents: Brock Partners CATCHWORDS : Defamation - direction to jury - imputations under the Defamation Act 1974 - whether pleaded imputations are to be understood in the context of whole matter complained of. - Procedure - order for new trial on ground of non-direction - whether the lack of a direction led to a substantial wrong or miscarriage of justice. (D) LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 1974 ss 7A, 9(2) Supreme Court Rules 1970 Pt 67 r 11 A B Parry & Sons Pty Ltd v The K G Murray Publishing Co (unreported, NSWSC, Hunt J, 10 April 1980) Attorney-General of Ontario v Dieleman (1994) 117 DLR (4th) 449 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v McBride [2001] NSWCA 322 Bayne v Parker [1976] 1 NSWLR 191 Bremridge v Latimer (1864) 12 WR 878 Broome v Agar (1928) 138 LT 698 Chakavarti v Advertiser Newspapers Ltd (1998) 193 CLR 519 Cinevest Ltd v Yirandi Productions Ltd [2001] NSWCA 68 Dakhyl v Labouchere [1908] 2 KB 325 Dougherty v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (1968) 88 WN (Pt 1) NSW 146 Drummoyne Municipal Council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1990) 21 NSWLR 135 CASES CITED: Freeman v G J Coles & Co Ltd [1967] 1 NSWR 297 Metropolitan Gas Co v Federated Gas Employees' Industrial Union (1925) 35 CLR 449 Minister for Immigration v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 Morosi v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1977] 2 NSWLR 749 Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Heggie [2001] NSWCA 257 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Perkins (1998) 45 NSWLR 340 Petritsis v Hellenic Herald Pty Ltd [1978] 2 NSWLR 174 Ron Hodgson (Trading) Pty Limited v Belvedere Motors (Hurstville) Pty Limited [1971] 1 NSWLR 472 Singleton v Ffrench (1986) 5 NSWLR 425 Templeton v Jones [1984] 1 NZLR 448 Towne v Eisner 254 US 418 (1918) Watkin v Hall (1868) 3 QB 396 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.