Rose v Allen & Unwin Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 991

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rose v Allen & Unwin Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 991 Hearing dates: 6 May 2015 Date of orders: 07 May 2015 Decision date: 07 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Paragraph 6.2 of the defence to the amended statement of claim filed 21 November 2014 struck out pursuant to r 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. Catchwords: DEFAMATION – pleadings – defences – contextual truth defence – whether defendant permitted to "plead back" imputations pleaded by plaintiff as contextual imputations – Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) s 26 – application of Besser v Kermode – discussion of decision in Born Brands Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd Legislation Cited: Defamation Act 2005 (NSW), ss 8, 25, 26 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 14.28 Cases Cited: Born Brands Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 369 Besser v Kermode [2011] NSWCA 174; 81 NSWLR 157 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76 McMahon v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 196 McMahon v John Fairfax Publications Pty Limited (No 6) [2012] NSWSC 224 Mizikovsky v Queensland Television Limited & Ors [2013] QCA 68 Mizikovsky v Queensland Television Limited (No 3) [2011] QSC 375 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Rosleigh Jill Rose (Plaintiff) Allen & Unwin Pty Limited (First Defendant) Eamonn Duff (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Smark SC, S Chrysanthou (Plaintiff) ATS Dawson (Defendants)