NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : McBride v John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 384
HEARING DATE(S) : 18 April 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 23 April 2007
JUDGMENT OF : Price J at 1
DECISION : 1. That general access, including photocopy access, is granted to the parties to the materials produced to the Court by the NSW Medical Tribunal in relation to the following proceedings: (a) Dr William Griffith McBride and the Medical Practitioners Act before Wall DCJ (Deputy Chairman) and Professor GD Tracy, Dr E Sussman and Ms M Brophy; (b) Dr William Mc Bride and the Medical Practice Act (File 4022 of 1995) before Judge D J Freeman; (c) In Re Mr William Griffith McBride and the Medical Practice Act (File 40014 of 1998) before the Chief Judge, Justice Blanch. 2. That the defendant is to provide to the plaintiff particulars of any allegations which it proposes to make arising from access to the materials in accordance with these orders no later than 5pm 1 May 2007. 3. That any motions seeking orders to amend or strike out pleadings be filed no later than 5pm 1 May 2007.
CATCHWORDS : Order for access - defamation proceedings - defence of contextual truth - relevance.
LEGISLATION CITED : Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Practice Note SC Gen 2
CASES CITED : Goldschmidt v Constable & Co [1937] 4 All ER 293 National Employers' Mutual General Association Ltd v Waind and Hill [1978] 1 NSWLR 372
PARTIES : William Griffith McBride John Fairfax Group Pty Limited
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13029 of 1989
COUNSEL : Mr Hale SC and Mr D Casperson - Plaintiff Mr K Smark - Defendant
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
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