NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : SMEC Holdings & Ors v Glen Boniface [2005] NSWSC 1099
HEARING DATE(S) : 28/02/2005, 01/03/2005, 02/03/2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 24 October 2005
JUDGMENT OF : Buddin J
DECISION : Ruled there was sufficient evidence to go to the jury upon the issue of identification.
CATCHWORDS : Defamation - s7A trial - application pursuant to Part 34 rule 8(2) of the Supreme Court Rules - sufficiency of evidence in relation to publication - sufficiency of evidence in relation to identification
Defamation Act LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules
Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd v Parras & Ors [2002] NSWCA 202 Consolidated Trust Co Ltd v Browne (1948) 49 SR (NSW) 86 Cross v Denley (1952) 52 SR (NSW) 112 CASES CITED : Naxakis v Western General Hospital and Anor (1998) 197 CLR 269 Seymour v ABC (1977) 19 NSWLR 219 Swain v Waverley Municipal Council [2005] HCA 4
SMEC Holdings Ltd (First Plaintiff) Peter Busbridge (Second Plaintiff) PARTIES : Ross Hitt (Third Plaintiff) Geoff Percival (Fourth Plaintiff) Glen Boniface (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 21012/01
M Neil QC/D Caspersonn (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : C Evatt/C Dibb (Defendant)
Baker & McKenzie (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : S Moran & Co (Defendant)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
BUDDIN J
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2005
21012/01 – SMEC HOLDINGS & ORS v GLEN BONIFACE
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