NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : AMI Australia Holdings Pty Ltd v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1290
HEARING DATE(S) : 26 October 2009 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Expedition List
JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 26 October 2009
DECISION : Proceedings to be conducted in closed court
CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – judgments & orders – suppression orders – application to restrain publication of imputations on basis of breach of confidence and injurious falsehood – where conduct of proceedings in open court would frustrate purpose of proceedings
LEGISLATION CITED : (NSW) Civil Procedure Act, 2005 s 71
CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings
Arnotts Ltd v Trade Practice Commission (1990) 24 FCR 313 Chappell v TCN Channel 9 Pty Limited (1988) 14 NSWLR 153 CASES CITED : David Syme & Co Ltd v General Motors Holden [1984] 2 NSWLR 294 Scott v Scott [1913] AC 417 W v M [2009] NSWSC 1084
AMI Australia Holdings Pty Ltd (first plaintiff) Advanced Medical Institute Pty Ltd (second plaintiff) PARTIES : Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (first defendant) Rita Almohty (second defendant) Kelly Burke (third defendant) Kate McClymont (fourth defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3219/09
COUNSEL : Mr M Green w Dr E M Peden (plaintiffs) Mr D R Sibtain w Mr M A Polden (first, third & fourth defendants)
Bruce Stewart Dimarco (plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Johnson Winter & Slattery (first, third and fourth defendants) TressCox Lawyers (second defendant)
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