NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Ritson v Burns [2014] NSWSC 272 Hearing dates: 7 August 2013 Decision date: 20 March 2014 Before: McCallum J Decision: Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,500 Catchwords: DEFAMATION - damages - publication to one person - considerable hurt to feelings Legislation Cited: Defamation Act 2005 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Ali v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 183 Cassell & Co v Broome [1972] AC 1027 Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1993] HCA 31; (1993) 178 CLR 44 Clark v Ainsworth (1996) 40 NSWLR 463 Crampton v Nugawela [1996] NSWSC 651; (1996) 41 NSWLR 176 The Herald And Weekly Times Ltd v McGregor [1928] HCA 36; [1929] VLR 215; (1928) 41 CLR 254 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden [2002] NSWCA 419 Ritson v Gay & Lesbian Community Publishing Limited [2012] NSWSC 483 Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 52; (2003) 216 CLR 327 Triggell v Pheeney [1951] HCA 23; (1951) 82 CLR 497 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brendan Ritson (plaintiff) Gary Burns (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: W R Potter (plaintiff) No appearance for the second defendant Solicitors: Mitchell Lawyers (plaintiff) No appearance for the second defendant File Number(s): 2011/417650 Publication restriction: None
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