Corby v Network Ten Pty Limited Corby Junior v Network Ten Pty Limited Rose v Network Ten Pty Limited Kisina v Network Ten Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 1431

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Corby v Network Ten Pty Limited Corby Junior v Network Ten Pty Limited Rose v Network Ten Pty Limited Kisina v Network Ten Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 1431 Hearing dates: 19, 26 September 2014 Decision date: 16 October 2014 Before: McCallum J Decision: Rulings given as to whether plaintiffs' imputations differ in substance and whether defendants' contextual imputations are capable of meeting the requirements of s 26 of the Defamation Act 2005. Catchwords: DEFAMATION - form of pleadings - requirement that a plaintiff's imputations differ in substance - requirement that a contextual imputation be another imputation carried in addition to the imputations of which the plaintiff complains Legislation Cited: Defamation Act 2005 Cases Cited: Ange v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited [2011] NSWSC 204 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Hodgkinson [2005] NSWCA 190 Bateman v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1380 Drummoyne Municipal council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1990) 21 NSWLR Griffith v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2002] NSWSC 86 Ives v The State of Western Australia [No 8] [2013] WASC Kelly v Harbour Radio [2013] NSWSC 9 Liu v Fairfax Media Publications [2013] NSWSC 7 Singleton v John Fairfax & Sons (Supreme Court of New South Wales, 20 February 1980, Hunt J, unreported) Tauifaga v TCN Channel 9 Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 8 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: 2014/154113 Mercedes Pearl Esma Corby (plaintiff) Network Ten Pty Limited (first defendant) Steve Price (second defendant)