NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Orsborn v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 653
HEARING DATE(S) : 18-29 February 2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 27 June 2008
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division Defamation List
JUDGMENT OF : Hislop J
DECISION : (1) Verdict and judgment for the defendant against the second plaintiff. (2) The second plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs.
LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act, 1974 Evidence Act, 1995
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
London Artists Ltd v Littler [1969] 2 QB 375 Fawcett v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 139 CASES CITED : Jamoo v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 126 Coyne v Citizen Finance Ltd (1990-91) 172 CLR 211 Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd (1966) 117 CLR 118 Selecta Homes & Building Co. Pty Ltd v Advertiser - Weekend Publishing Co. Pty Ltd [2001] SASC 140
TEXTS CITED : Law of Agency, G.L. Dal Pont
Paris King Orsborn (1st Plaintiff) PARTIES : Geoffrey King Orsborn (2nd Plaintiff) John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20228/04
COUNSEL : C.A. Evatt/C.J. Dibb (Plaintiffs) A. Leopold SC/R. Lancaster (Defendant)
SOLICITORS : K.P. Lawyers and Barristers (Plaintiffs) Freehills (Defendant)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION DEFAMATION LIST
HISLOP J
Friday 27 June 2008
20228/04 PARIS KING ORSBORN & ANOR v JOHN FAIRFAX PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD
JUDGMENT
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