NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Ollis v Jenman & Anor [2008] NSWSC 67
HEARING DATE(S) : 3, 4 5 & 11 September 2007, 11 & 13 December 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 15 February 2008
JUDGMENT OF : Smart AJ
DECISION : Verdict for plaintiff for $20,000
CATCHWORDS : Defamation - Justification of some imputations - Contextual imputations - plaintiff has poor reputation - additional smears going beyond financial dishonesty not justified - no case for aggravated damages - limited publication on website - emphasis placed on publication in States and Territories beyond New South Wales as well as in New South Wales
LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 1974
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Carson v John Fairfax & XSons Ltd (1992-1993) 178 CLR 44 Hepburn v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [1984] 1 NSWLR 386 CASES CITED : Jackson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 36 TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd v Antoniadis (1998) 44 NSWLR 683 Waterhouse v Hickie [1995] Aust Torts Reports 62, 493-4 Westpac v Ollis & Ors 2007 NSWSC 956
PARTIES : Victor Warren Ollis v Neil Alfred Jenman and The Neil Jenman Group Pty Limited
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20391/06
COUNSEL : (P) C J Dibb (D) K P Smark SC & S T Chrysanthou
SOLICITORS : (P) - (D) Champion Legal
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION DEFAMATION LIST
SMART AJ
Friday, 15 February 2008
20391/06: Victor Warren OLLIS v Neil Alfred JENMAN and The Neil Jenman Group Pty Limited JUDGMENT 1. Victor Warren Ollis sues Neil Alfred Jenman and The Neil Jenman Group Pty Limited for damages for defamation arising out of an item published by the defendants on a web site on the Internet in June 2004.
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