NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : WOODHAM v JOHN FAIRFAX PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD [2004] NSWSC 350 HEARING DATE(S) : 17 December 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 April 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Levine J DECISION : 1. The plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended statement of claim in accordance with these reasons within 14 days of today.; 2. Within 14 days of service upon the defendant's solicitors of the amended statement of claim the defendant is to file and serve a defence in relation to issues to be tried by jury pursuant to s7A of the Defamation Act 1974.; 3. Pursuant to SCR Pt 31 r 2 I order the trial by jury of the issues joined between the plaintiff and the defendant.; 4. Each party is to pay his and its own costs of the application before me in relation to the imputations.; 5. I place the matter in the list to be called up for the fixture of the s7A trial.
CATCHWORDS : Imputations - capacity CASES CITED : Drummoyne Municipal Council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1990) 21 NSWLR 135 RON WOODHAM (Plaintiff)
PARTIES : v
JOHN FAIRFAX PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD (ACN 003 357 720) (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20101 OF 2003 S Wheelhouse SC (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : T Blackburn SC (Defendant)
Greg Walsh & Co (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Freehills (Defendant)
- 6 - [2004] NSWSC 350 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION DEFAMATION LIST
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