NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Loti Tuqiri & Anor v Australian Rugby Union Limited & Anor [2009] NSWSC 781
HEARING DATE(S) : 7/08/09 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List
JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 7 August 2009
The Court's orders are as follows: 1. That subject to the redaction of the section of the plaintiffs' contentions which commences with the letter E, the following entities ABCTV News, The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, Channel Nine, AAP, Fox Sports News, Harbour Radio, Channel Seven, ABC Radio, Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd, SBS Broadcasting and Seven Network, be granted access to the Court file in these proceedings brought by Lote Tuqiri and LT Promotions Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Lote Tuqiri Family Trust against Australian Rugby Union Limited and New South Wales Rugby Union Limited. DECISION : 2. The Court further stays these orders until midnight on 10 August 2009. 3. The Court orders that costs be reserved. 4. These orders are to be entered forthwith.
CATCHWORDS : Procedure - Access to court filed by non-parties - Application by media for access to Commercial List Statement and Commercial List summons - Principles of open justice - Public interest in administration of justice taking place in open court - Understanding the function of fair reports of proceedings and the availability to all persons of the right to be able to make fair reports of proceedings initiated in the courts
LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005
CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings
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