NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Haertsch v Channel Nine Pty Ltd & Ors [2010] NSWSC 182
HEARING DATE(S) : 02.12.09, 03.12.09, 04.12.09
JUDGMENT DATE : 16 March 2010
JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J
DECISION : Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendants in the sum of $267,919
CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION – assessment of damages – whether aggravated damages available – falsity of imputations – failure to apologise – persistence in defences of truth and contextual truth – defendants' conduct of the trial – defendants' conduct in editing the publication – whether loss of earnings available
LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 2005
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Ali v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 183 Andrews v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1980] 2 NSWLR 225 Bickel v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1981] 2 NSWLR 474 Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome [1972] AC 1027 Clark v Ainsworth (1996) 40 NSWLR 463 Coyne v Citizen Finance Ltd [1991] HCA 10; (1991) 172 CLR 211 Crampton v Nugawela (1996) 41 NSWLR 176 David Syme & Co Ltd v Mather [1977] VR 516 Greig v WIN Television NSW Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 877 Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v John Tingle [2001] NSWCA 194 Herald and Weekly Times Ltd v McGregor (1928) 41 CLR 254 CASES CITED : Ley v Hamilton (1935) 153 LT 384 Palmer, Bruyn and Parker Pty Ltd v Parsons [2001] HCA 69; (2001) 208 CLR 388 Reader's Digest Services Pty Ltd v Lamb [1982] HCA 4; (1982) 150 CLR 500 Rigby v Associated Newspapers Ltd [1969] 1 NSWR 729 Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 52; (2003) 216 CLR 327 Ryan v Premachandran [2009] NSWSC 1186 State of New South Wales v Moss [2000] NSWCA 133 Selecta Homes and Building Co Pty Ltd v Advertiser-News Weekend Publishing Co Pty Ltd [2001] SASC 140 Steele v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1974] 2 NSWLR 348 Triggell v Pheeney [1951] HCA 23; (1951) 82 CLR 497 Uren v Australian Consolidated Press Ltd [1969] 1 NSWR 745 Waterhouse v Broadcasting Station 2GB Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 58
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