NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Con Ange v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd & Ors [2011] NSWSC 204 Hearing dates: 07.03.11, 08.03.11, 09.03.11 Decision date: 28 March 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Nicholas J Decision: Par 68 Catchwords: DEFAMATION - defences - contextual truth - application to strike out contextual imputations under UCPR Pt 14, r 14.28(1) - whether contextual imputations are "other imputations" carried "in addition to" plaintiff's pleaded imputations - principles considered - s 16 Defamation Act 1974 - s 26 Defamation Act 2005 DEFAMATION - defences - substantial truth - particulars - strike out application under UCPR Pt 14, r 14.28(1) - whether particulars fall so far short of being capable of supporting truth of imputations - materiality of words of imputations - wide difference between facts asserted in particulars and imputations of specific conduct - principles considered - s 25 Defamation Act 2005 Legislation Cited: Defamation Act 2005 Defamation Act 1974, repealed Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Allen v John Fairfax & Sons [NSWCA, 2 December 1988, unreported] Ange v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 645 Chakravati v Advertiser Newspapers Ltd [1998] HCA 37; (1998) 193 CLR 519 Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd v Mahommed [2010] NSWCA 335 Hayson v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 376 Heytesbury Holdings Pty Ltd v City of Subiaco (1998) 19 WAR 440 Jackson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 36 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Hitchcock [2007] NSWCA 364; (2007) 70 NSWLR 484 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Jones [2004] NSWCA 205 Morosi v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1977] 2 NSWLR 749 Rofe v Smith's Newspapers Ltd (1924) 25 SR(NSW) 4 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Con Ange - plaintiff Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd - first defendant Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd - second defendant Les Kennedy - third defendant Representation: Counsel: K P Smark SC - plaintiff A T S Dawson - defendants Solicitors: Kalantzis Lawyers - plaintiff Johnson Winter & Slattery - defendants File Number(s): 10/275568
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