Bushara v Nobananas Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 225

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bushara v Nobananas Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 225 Hearing dates: 24, 25, 27, 28/09/2012 Decision date: 22 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $37,500; (2) The defendants shall pay interest on the above amount from 8 September 2010 until the date of judgment at 2 percent per annum, being $1,937.50; (3) The defendants shall pay the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to the proceedings, as agreed or assessed; (4) The parties have liberty to apply for any different or special order as to interest or costs within 14 days of the date of judgment; (5) Otherwise, the proceedings are dismissed. Catchwords: DEFAMATION - qualified privilege - reply to attack - truth and contextual truth - offer of amends Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Defamation Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden [2002] NSWCA 419 Amalgamated Television Services v Marsden [1998] NSWSC 4; (1998) 43 NSWLR 158 Cantwell v Sinclair [2011] NSWSC 1244 Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1993] HCA 31; (1993) 178 CLR 44 Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd [2008] 3 All ER 923 Cush v Dillon; Boland v Dillon [2011] HCA 30; (2011) 243 CLR 298 Haddon v Forsyth [2011] NSWSC 123 Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v Trad [2012] HCA 44; (2012) 86 ALJR 1256 John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Kelly (1987) 8 NSWLR 131 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1997] HCA 25; (1997) 189 CLR 520 Lewis v Daily Telegraph [1964] AC 234 Marshall v Megna; Megna v Tory; Tory v Megna [2013] NSWCA 30 Papaconstuntinos v Holmes a Court [2012] HCA 53; (2012) 293 ALR 215 Readers Digest Services Pty Ltd v Lamb [1982] HCA 4; (1982) 150 CLR 500 Shah v Standard Chartered Bank [1999] QB 241 CA Category: Principal judgment Parties: George Bushara (Plaintiff) Nobananas Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Warren Bates (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Bushara (Self represented - Plaintiff) C A Evatt/R Rasmussen (First and Second Defendants) Solicitors: G Bushara (Self represented - Plaintiff) Etheringtons Solicitors (First and Second Defendants) File Number(s): 2010/325976