NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Field v Nationwide News Pty Limited [2009] NSWSC 1285
HEARING DATE(S) : 31 March 2008, 1 April 2008, 2 April 2008, 3 April 2008, 4 April 2008, 7 April 2008, 8 April 2008, 9 April 2008, 10 April 2008, 11 April 2008, 14 April 2008, 15 April 2008, 16 April 2008, 17 April 2008, 18 April 2008, 6 May 2008, 21 October 2008, 11 December 2008, 10 February 2009, 11 February 2009, 12 February 2009, 13 February 2009, 16 February 2009, 17 February 2009, 25 February 2009, 26 February 2009, 27 February 2009, 2 March 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 26 November 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1
DECISION : 1. Verdict and judgment for the Defendant. 2. Plaintiff is to pay the Defendant's costs of the proceedings.
CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION - second-stage trial after jury trial under s.7A Defamation Act 1974 - eight imputations - two general imputations that Plaintiff was unfit to manage Jenolan Caves House and was incompetent in the management of Jenolan Caves House - six specific imputations alleging bad management in particular respects - substantial truth - contextual truth - qualified privilege - fair comment - fair protected report - verdict for the Defendant
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW) Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT) Defamation Act 1989 (NT) Defamation Act 1957 (Tas) Evidence Act 1995
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Singleton v Ffrench (1986) 5 NSWLR 425 Greek Herald Pty Limited v Nikolopoulos (2001) 54 NSWLR 165 Favell v Queensland Newspapers Pty Limited (2005) 79 ALJR 1716 Ali v Nationwide News Pty Limited [2008] NSWCA 183 HSH Hotels (Australia) Limited v Multiplex Constructions Pty Limited [2004] NSWCA 302 Howden v Truth & Sportsman Limited [1937] 58 CLR 416 Sutherland v Stopes [1925] AC 47 Green v Schneller [2000] NSWSC 548 Fawcett v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 139 Bellino v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1996) 185 CLR 183 Morosi v Mirror Newspapers Limited (1977) 2 NSWLR 749 Millane v Nationwide News Pty Limited [2004] NSWSC 853 John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited v Jones [2004] NSWCA 205 CASES CITED : Hepburn v TCN Channel 9 Pty Limited (1984) 1 NSWLR 387 Chakravati v Advertiser Newspapers Limited (1998) 193 CLR 519 David Syme & Co Limited v Hore-Lacy [2000] 1 VR 667 Nationwide News Pty Limited v Moodie (2003) 28 WAR 314 Elliott v West Australian Newspapers (2008) 250 ALR 363 John Fairfax Publications Limited v Zunter [2006] NSWCA 227 Kriss v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited [2007] NSWSC 830 Petritsis v Hellenic Herald Pty Limited [1978] 2 NSWLR 174 John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited v O'Shane [2005] NSWCA 164 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Perkins (1998) 45 NSWLR 340 Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Limited (2003) 216 CLR 327 Morgan v John Fairfax & Sons Limited (1990) 20 NSWLR 511 Waterhouse v Broadcasting Station 2GB Pty Limited (1985) 1 NSWLR 58 Triggell v Pheeney (1951) 82 CLR 497 Coyne v Citizen Finance Limited [1990-1991] 172 CLR 211
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