Dank v Rothfield [2015] NSWCA 193

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dank v Rothfield [2015] NSWCA 193 Hearing dates: 30 June 2015 Decision date: 30 June 2015 Before: McColl JA, Simpson JA, Sackville AJA Decision: 1. Dismiss the application for leave to appeal. 2. The applicant pay the respondent's costs of the application. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleading of publication in a defamation case struck out for the second time and proceedings dismissed – application for leave to appeal – whether application involves any point of principle – no significant injustice as proceedings will continue against other defendants. Legislation Cited: Defamation Act 2005 (NSW), s 31 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2) Cases Cited: Dank v Cronulla Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club Ltd [2014] NSWCA 288 Dank v Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1850 Dank v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1938 Dank v Whittaker (No 1) [2013] NSWSC 1062 Habib v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 231 Thiess v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (No 5) [1994] 1 Qd R 156 Webb v Bloch [1928] HCA 50; 41 CLR 331 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen Dank (Applicant) Phil Rothfield (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Rasmussen (Applicant) TD Blackburn SC/Ms L Barnett (Respondent)

Solicitors: Cambridge Law (Applicant) Ashurst Australia (Respondent) File Number(s): 2014/369941 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Common Law Citation: [2014] NSWSC 1938 Date of Decision: 11 December 2014 Before: McCallum J File Number(s): 2013/92779