NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Arthur Dent v Macquarie Radio Network Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 186
HEARING DATE(S) : 28/11/05,29/11/05, 30/11/05, 1/12/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 5 April 2006
JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1
DECISION : 1. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $65,000; 2. The proceedings may be re-listed by arrangement with my Associate on three days' notice for submissions on interest and costs.
CATCHWORDS : Defamation - Defences - Justification - Fair protected report - Fair summary of protected report - Comment
LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 1974 Supreme Court Rules 1970
Austin v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1985) 3 NSWLR 354 Barbaro v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd (1989) 20 NSWLR 493 Bickel v John Fairfax & Sons [1981] 2 NSWLR 474 Burstein v Times Newspapers Ltd [2001] 1 WLR 579 Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1992) 178 CLR 44 Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658 Grobbelaar v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2002] UKHL 40; [2002] 1 WLR 3024 CASES CITED : Hunt v Star Newspaper Co Ltd [1908] 2 KB 309 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v O'Shane [2005] NSWCA 164 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 Leotta v Public Transport Commission (NSW) (1976) 9 ALR 437 Morgan v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 511 Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 52; 216 CLR 327 Thompson v Truth and Sportsman Limited (1932) 32 SR (NSW) 21 Waterhouse v Broadcasting Station 2GB Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 58
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