Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 227

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 227 Hearing dates: 19 February 2014 Decision date: 18 July 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ (at [1], McColl JA (at [8]), Gleeson JA (at [191]) Decision: In appeal 2013/126155: Rosleigh Jill Rose v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd (1)Grant leave to appeal. (2)Direct the appellant to file her notice of appeal in the form of the draft in the White Book within 7 days. (3)Set aside order in [89(2)] of the first judgment (save as to imputation (h)) and order in [12(2)] of the costs judgment. (4)Order the respondents to pay the appellant's costs in the court below. (5)Order the respondents to pay the appellant's costs of this appeal including the costs of the application for leave to appeal. In appeal 2013/126157: Michael Corby Jnr v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd (1)Grant leave to appeal. (2)Direct the appellant to file his notice of appeal in the form of the draft in the White Book within 7 days. (3)Set aside order in [89(3)] of the first judgment, order in [27(1)(b)] of the second judgment and order in [12(1)] of the costs judgment. (4)Order the respondents to pay the appellant's costs in the court below. (5)Order the respondents to pay the appellant's costs of this appeal including the costs of the application for leave to appeal. In appeal 2013/140999: Mercedes Pearl Esma Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd (1)Grant leave to appeal. (2)Direct the appellant to file her notice of appeal in the form of the draft in the White Book within 7 days. (3)Set aside order in [89(1)] of the first judgment, order in [27(1)(a)] of the second judgment and order in [12(3)] of the costs judgment. (4)Order the respondents to pay the appellant's costs in the court below. (5)Order the respondents to pay the appellant's costs of this appeal including the costs of the application for leave to appeal. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: DEFAMATION - pleading imputations - where respondents published Book purporting to tell "Untold story behind Schapelle Corby's ill-fated drug run" - whether Book capable of conveying defamatory meaning