NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Lane & Anor v Reid [2005] NSWCA 198
HEARING DATE(S): 18/05/05
JUDGMENT DATE: 18 May 2005
JUDGMENT OF: Brownie AJA at 1; Hodgson JA at 17; Bryson JA at 21
DECISION: 1. Leave to appeal granted, notice of appeal to be filed within seven days. 2. Appeal dismissed. 3. Claimants to pay opponent's costs of the application and the appeal.
CATCHWORDS: Defamation - Counsel's address to jury - Whether jury should have been discharged - Whether direction to jury was adequate.
LEGISLATION CITED: Defamation Act 1974 s 7A
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Rivkin (2003) HCA 50, 201 ALR 77 Morgan v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd (1988) 13 NSWLR 208 CASES CITED: Crolll v McRae (1930) 30 SR 137 Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 44
Shaun Patrick Lane - First Appellant PARTIES: The Rehabilitation Company Pty Ltd - Second Appellant John Charles Reid - Respondent
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 041037/04
J S Wheelhouse SC - Appellants COUNSEL: S M Littlemore QC - Respondent
Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Appellants SOLICITORS: Walsh & Blair - Respondent
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 1490/04
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Sorby DCJ
- 1 - IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
041037/04
HODGSON JA BRYSON JA BROWNIE AJA
18 May 2005
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