Graham v Powell (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 1319

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Graham v Powell (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 1319 Hearing dates: 5 May 2014 Decision date: 26 September 2014 Before: McCallum J Decision: Plaintiff's damages assessed in the sum of $80,000; permanent injunction granted restraining the defendant from publishing any of the matters complained of, or matters substantially to the same effect as such matters, on the world wide web or otherwise; permanent injunction granted restraining the defendant from publishing any of the imputations complained of, or similar imputations, on the world wide web or otherwise; defendant ordered to pay plaintiff's costs Catchwords: DEFAMATION - assessment of damages after entry of default judgment - application for permanent injunctions restraining further publication - persistent publication of serious defamatory imputations Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Limited & Slee [1993] HCA 31; (1993) 178 CLR 44 Crampton v Nugawela (1996) 41 NSWLR 176 Davis v Nationwide News Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 693 Graham v Powell [2013] NSWSC 1266 Graham v Powell (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 2026 Graham v Powell (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 2026

Palerang Council v Banfield (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 158 RSPCA v Mal Davies [2012] NSWSC 1445 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard David Graham (plaintiff) Allan William Powell (defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Richardson (plaintiff) No appearance for defendant Solicitors: Thomson Geer Lawyers (plaintiff) File Number(s): 2013/182130 Publication restriction: None