Lee & Anor v Kim [2006] NSWCA 384

Reported Decision : 68 NSWLR 433

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Lee & Anor v Kim [2006] NSWCA 384

HEARING DATE(S): 24 August 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 20 December 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 38; Santow JA at 39

DECISION: 1. Appeal allowed with costs.; 2. Orders of the District Court of 25 August 2005 set aside.; 3. In lieu thereof order that there be judgment for the defendants in action 219/05 with costs.; 4. The plaintiff Chung Yup Kim is to pay the defendants' costs of the notice of motion of 30 May 2005.; 5. The respondent is to have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951.

CATCHWORDS: DEFAMATION – successive actions – same publications - DEFAMATION – 1974 Act – s 9(3) – leave to bring second action – principles – leave refused - RES JUDICATA – successive actions – same publications – cause of action estoppel

LEGISLATION CITED: Defamation Act 1974

Arnold v National Westminster Bank plc [1991] 2 AC 93 Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502 Emanuele v ASC (1999) 188 CLR 114 Green v Weatherill [1929] 2 Ch 213 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100 [67 ER 313] CASES CITED: Macdougall v Knight (1890) 25 QBD 1 Petritsis v Hellenic Herald Pty Ltd [1978] 2 NSWLR 174 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Singleton v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 38 Spautz v Kirby (1989) 21 NSWLR 27 Trawl Industries of Australia v Effem Foods Pty Ltd (1992) 36 FCR 406

Yoon Shin Lee (First Claimant) PARTIES: The Sydney Korean Herald Pty Ltd (Second Claimant) Chung Yup Kim (Opponent)