Ferrier v Jones & Anor [2003] NSWSC 39

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ferrier v Jones & Anor [2003] NSWSC 39 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 December 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 February 2003

JURISDICTION: Common Law Division Defamation List JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J DECISION : Orders - para 90

CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION - imputations - capacity - identification - radio programme in segments - named in some, not others - notorious facts - matters known to public through publicity Ferrier v Jones [2001] NSWSC 738 Drummoyne Municipal Council v ABC (1990) 21 NSWLR 135 Greek Herald Pty Limited v Nikolopoulos (2002) 54 NSWLR 165 Consolidated Trust Co Ltd v Browne (1949) 49 SR (NSW) 86 Burrows v Knightley (1987) 10 NSWLR 651 Rogers v 2UE Sydney Pty Limited (unreported, 6.11.98) Steele v Mirror Newspapers Limited (1974) 2 NSWLR 348 CASES CITED : Barbaro v Amalgamated Television Services P/L (1985) 1 NSWLR 30 Broome v Richardson & Anor [2002] NSWSC 446 Grappelli & Anor v Derek Block (Holdings) Ltd & Anor [1981] 1 WLR 822 Baltinos v Foreign Language Publications P/L (1986) 6 NSWLR 85 David Syme & Co v Canavan (1918) 25 CLR 234 Knupffer v London Express Limited [1944] AC 116 Morgan v Odhams Press Limited (1971) 1 WLR 1239 Hall & Ors v Jones & Anor [2000] NSWSC 39 Fullam v Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Ltd & Anor [1977] 1 WLR 651 Ian Douglas Ferrier (Pl) PARTIES : Alan Jones (1 Def) Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd (2 Def) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20226/97 COUNSEL : T K Tobin QC/R K Weaver (Pl) G O'L Reynolds SC/A Leopold (Defs) SOLICITORS : Watson Mangioni (Pl) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Defs)