NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Lee & Ors v Keddie & Ors [2009] NSWSC 777
HEARING DATE(S) : 15.07.09
JUDGMENT DATE : 7 August 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J
DECISION : par 34
CATCHWORDS : ESTOPPEL – issue estoppel – whether order for dismissal of earlier proceedings precluded defendant raising similar issues in later proceedings for defamation – relevance of forensic context in which order made – general principles considered
LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005 Defamation Act 2005
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Isaacs v Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd (1957) 58 SR (NSW) 69 McCann v Switzerland Insurance Australia Ltd (Allen's case) [2000] HCA 65; (2000) 203 CLR 579 CASES CITED : Minero Pty Ltd v Redero Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Santow J, 29 July 1998 Unreported; BC 9803546) Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Taylor v Dexta Corporation Ltd & Ors [2006] NSWCA 310; (2006) 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-712 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 52; 219 CLR 165
Siu Sheng Lee – first plaintiff Hong Mei Li – second plaintiff PARTIES : Hong Liu – third plaintiff Russell Keddie – first defendant Scott Roulstone – second defendant Tony Barakat – third defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20366/07
COUNSEL : J Hmelnitsky - plaintiffs R Glasson - defendants
SOLICITORS : Horowitz & Bilinsky - plaintiffs Verekers Lawyers - defendants
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