Alawadi v Widad Kamel Farhan trading as The Australian Arabic Panorama Newspaper (No. 2) [2016] NSWDC 37

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Alawadi v Widad Kamel Farhan trading as The Australian Arabic Panorama Newspaper (No. 2) [2016] NSWDC 37 Hearing dates: 4 February 2016 Date of orders: 03 March 2016 Decision date: 03 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) The plaintiff's claims for defamation arising from the fifth matter complained of (paragraphs 15 – 16 of the statement of claim), the sixth matter complained of (paragraphs 17 – 18) and eighth matter complained of (paragraphs 23 – 24) are struck out and dismissed. (2) Plaintiff pay defendant's costs, with liberty to apply in relation to specific costs orders. Catchwords: TORT – defamation – application for summary dismissal – plaintiff fails to provide sufficient particulars of identification for three publications – whether proceedings should be dismissed by reason of the plaintiff's asserted delay, lack of frankness with the court as to his conduct of the proceedings, or on principles of proportionality – application to strike out sole remaining claim for defamation on these bases dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 61 Defamation Act 2013 (UK), s 1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 12.7 Cases Cited: Alawadi v Widad Kamel Farhan trading as The Australian Arabic Panorama Newspaper [2015] NSWDC 279 Bi v Mourad [2010] NSWCA 17 Cush v Dillon; Boland v Dillon (2011) 243 CLR 298 Cush v Dillon; Boland v Dillon (No 2) [2007] NSWDC 7 Ghosh v NineMSN Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 334 Hans Pet Constructions Pty Ltd v Cassar [2009] NSWCA 230 Hoser v Hartcher [1999] NSWSC 1060 Kang v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2015] NSWCA 375 Kang v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2015] NSWSC 893 Palavi v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd (2012) 84 NSWLR 523 Palavi v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 274 Powell v Boladz [2003] All E R 131 Powell v UK (2000) 30 EHRR CD 362 Raja v Van Hoogstraten [2002] All E R 74 Younan v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 335 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Alaa Alawadi Defendant: Widad Kamel Farhan trading as The Australian Arabic Panorama Newspaper Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr M K Rollinson Defendant: Ms C Amato