NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : McBride v John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 717 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 11 May 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 5 July 2007
JUDGMENT OF : Price J at 1
DECISION : 1. The notice of motion is dismissed. 2. Plaintiff to pay defendant's costs of this motion. 3. Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the motion dated 27 June 2007.
LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 1974 s 16, s 16(2)(c) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 14.28
Allen v John Fairfax and Sons Ltd (NSWSC 2/12/88 Hunt J, unreported) Australian Broadcasting Corporation & Anor v Hodgkinson [2005] NSWCA 190 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) & Ors (1964) 112 CLR 125 Hepburn v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [1984] 1 NSWLR 386 Jackson v John Fairfax and Sons Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 36 CASES CITED : John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Blake (2001) 53 NSWLR 541 John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited & Anor v Jones [2004] NSWCA 205 Maisel v Financial Times Limited (No 1) (1915) 84 LJKB 2145 McBride v ABC (2000) NSWSC 747 NRMA Insurance Ltd v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd (unreported 14 July 1989) Waterhouse & Anor v Hickie (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-347
PARTIES : William Griffith McBride John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 013029 of 1989
COUNSEL : Mr Hale SC - Plaintiff Mr T D Blackburn SC - Defendant
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