NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Mallik v McGeown [2008] NSWSC 129
HEARING DATE(S) : 18/02/2007; 19/02/2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 25 February 2008
JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : McCallum J
CATCHWORDS : COMMON LAW - defamation - application to dispense with jury - answers to interrogatories - setting aside of subpoenas - overriding purpose
Civil Procedure Act 2005 Defamation Act 1974 LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 2005 District Court Act 1973 Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules
CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings
A v Z [2007] NSWSC 899 Browne v Dunne (1893) 6 R 67 Clyne v NSW Bar Association [1960] 104 CLR 186 CASES CITED : Mitchell v Tsiros (No.1) [1982] VR 191 Morgan v John Fairfax (1990) 20 NSWLR 511 Osenton & Co v Johnson [1942] AC 130 Peck v Email Ltd (1987) 8 NSWLR 430
Robin Mallik (Plaintiff) PARTIES : William McGeown (1st Defendant) Hunter Valley Independant Newspaper Pty Ltd (2nd Defendant) Russel Hawkins (3rd Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20254/06
Mr M Neil QC / Mr D Caspersonn (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Ms L Evans (1st & 2nd Defendants) Mr RR Stitt QC / Ms DV Robinson (3rd Defendant)
Harris Wheeler Lawyers (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Beazley Singleton Lawyers (1st & 2nd Defendants) Philip Watson Pty Ltd (3rd Defendant)
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