Tabbaa v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWDC 171

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tabbaa v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWDC 171 Hearing dates: 13 August 2015 Date of orders: 13 August 2015 Decision date: 13 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to r 28.2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), the defendant's challenge to imputation (d) is dismissed and imputations (a) to (d) will go to the jury. (2) The defendant is to file any application for transfer of these proceedings to the Supreme Court, on the understanding that these proceedings overlap with the action of Mr Tabbaa against TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (2015/79981), in 21 days, failing which a Defence is to be filed by 9 September 2015. (3) Matter stood over to the Defamation List on 10 September 2015 at 9:00am. (4) Defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of today. Catchwords: TORT - defamation - imputations - form and capacity - application for transfer of proceedings - case management of multiple proceedings in the Supreme and District courts Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56 – 62 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 28.2Click here to enter text. Cases Cited: Amalgamated Television Services v Marsden (1998) 43 NSWLR 158 Bateman and Idameneo (No 123) Pty Ltd v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd and Ors [2013] ACTSC 72 Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 227 Dank v Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd (ACN 004 113 937) [2015] VSC 270 Dank v Whittaker (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 732 Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Cummings; Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v Cummings [2013] ACTCA 37 Favell v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd (2005) 221 ALR 186 Habib v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 231 Maitland v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 155 Maple v David Syme & Co Ltd [1975] 3 NSWLR 97 Palavi v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd (2012) 84 NSWLR 523 Snedden v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 262 Tabbaa v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1115 Tabbaa v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 920 Tabbaa v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 921 Tabbaa v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1114 Toben v Mathieson; Toben v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1530Click here to enter text. Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Pamela June Tabbaa Defendant: Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 008 685 407) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr R Rasmussen Defendant: Mr A T S Dawson