NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : George Jamoo v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 126 HEARING DATE(S) : 02.03.04; 03.03.04; 04.03.04; 08.03.04 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 March 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J DECISION : Judgment for the Plaintiff in the amount of $79,200.00
CATCHWORDS : Defamation - Assessment - Damages - loss of earning capacity - aggravated compensatory damages for failure to apologise and falsity of imputations LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 1974 (NSW) ss 7A, 9, 46, 46A Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (1998) 43 NSWLR 158 Browne v Dunn (1894) 6 R 67 Chakravarti v Advertiser Newspapers Ltd (1998) 193 CLR 519 Crampton v Nugawela (1996) 41 NSWLR 176 Greek Herald Pty Ltd v Nikolopoulos (2001) 54 NSWLR 165 CASES CITED : Harrison v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 293 Hughes v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1985) 3 NSWLR 504 Markovic v White [2004] NSWSC 37 Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 52 Selecta Homes and Building Co. Pty Ltd v Advertiser-Weekend Publishing Co. Pty Ltd (2001) SASC 140 State of NSW v Moss [2000] NSWCA 133 Thomas v van der Yssel (1976) 14 SASR 205 PARTIES : Geroge Jamoo - Plaintiff Nationwide News Pty Ltd - Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20338/02 COUNSEL : T Molomby SC - Plaintiff J Sackar QC/D Sibtain - Defendant SOLICITORS : John McEncroe & Company - Plaintiff Blake Dawson Waldron - Defendant
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