NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 68 NSWLR 150
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Obeid v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 1059
HEARING DATE(S) : 14/08/2006, 15/08/2006, 16/08/2006, 17/08/2006, 21/08/2006, 22/08/2006, 23/08/2006, 24/08/2006, 12/09/2006, 13/09/2006
JUDGMENT DATE : 12 October 2006
JUDGMENT OF : Hoeben J at 1
DECISION : I enter judgment in favour of the plaintiff against the defendant in the sum of $162,173. Liberty to apply re: costs.
CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION - Defence of qualified privilege under statute and at common law - four imputations defamatory of plaintiff found pursuant to Defamation Act section 7A - whether conduct of publisher was reasonable - seriousness of imputations - extent of inquiry before publication - accuracy of article - reputation of plaintiff - assessment of compensatory damages - whether aggravated damages should be awarded.
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 1957 (Tas) Defamation Act 1989 (Qld)
Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 44 Clark v Ainsworth (1996) 40 NSWLR 463 Evatt v Nationwide News Pty Limited [1999] NSWCA 99 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 CASES CITED : Makim v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1990) 5 BR 196 at 209 MBP (SA) Pty Limited v Gogic (1991) 171 CLR 657 Mirror Newspapers v Jools (1985) 5 FCR 507 Morgan v John Fairfax (No 2) (1991) 23 NSWLR 374 Morosi v Mirror Newspapers Limited (1977) 2 NSWLR 749 at 797 Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Limited 216 CLR 327 at 351 [72] – [76]
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