Gaynor v Burns (No. 2) [2015] NSWDC 283

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gaynor v Burns (No. 2) [2015] NSWDC 283 Hearing dates: 3 December 2015 (written submissions) Date of orders: 03 December 2015 Decision date: 03 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Imputation 3(d) is struck out with leave to replead. (2) Defendant's objections to imputations 3(a) and 3(c) dismissed. (3) Imputations 5(b) and 5(e) are capable of being conveyed and will go to the jury. (4) Each party pay his own costs. Catchwords: TORT – defamation – imputations – form and capacity – "vulgar abuse" Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 64 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 14.28, 19.5 and 28.2 Cases Cited: Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (1998) 43 NSWLR 158 Bennette v Cohen (2005) 64 NSWLR 81 Bik v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 679n Clift v Clarke [2011] EWHC 1164 (QB) Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 227 Dennis v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2008] NSWCA 37 Grappelli v Derek Block (Holdings) Ltd [1981] 1 WLR 822 Greek Herald Pty Ltd v Nikolopoulos (2001) 54 NSWLR 165 Mundey v Askin [1982] 2 NSWLR 369 Polias v Ryall [2013] NSWSC 1267 Sergi v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1982] 2 NSWLR 669 Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Ltd & Ors v Hargreaves [2007] EWHC 2375 (QB) Texts Cited: D. Rolph, "Defamation Law" (Lawbook Co., Thomson Reuters, 2016) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Bernard Gaynor Defendant: Garry Burns Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr R Rasmussen Defendant: Ms P Wass SC / Ms M Curry