NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Hayson v. John Fairfax Publications Pty. Limited [2007] NSWCA 376
HEARING DATE(S): 11 December 2007 JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Santow JA at 23; Tobias JA at 24
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 11 December 2007
DECISION: Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: DEFAMATION - Pleadings - Contextual truth - Application to strike out pleadings dismissed - Application for leave to appeal - Whether sufficient doubt about primary judge's decision shown.
Armitage v Double Bay Newspapers Pty. Limited, Hunt J, 26 September 1991 CASES CITED: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Hodgkinson [2005] NSWCA 190 Drummoyne Municipal Council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1990) 21 NSWLR 135 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125
PARTIES: Edward Hayson - claimant John Fairfax Publictions Pty. Limited - respondent
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40527/07
COUNSEL: Mr. R. McHugh SC with Mr. M. Richardson for claimant Mr. T. Blackburn SC with Mr. R. Glasson for opponent
SOLICITORS: Johnson Winter & Slattery, Sydney for claimant Freehills, Sydney for opponent
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: Supreme Court - Common Law Division
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): SC 20300/06
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Nicholas J
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 13 July 2007
LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: [2007] NSWSC 763
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40527/07 SC 20300/06
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