Boikov v Dailymail.com Australia Pty Ltd; Boikov v Network Ten Pty Ltd; Boikov v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2016] NSWDC 161

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Boikov v Dailymail.com Australia Pty Ltd; Boikov v Network Ten Pty Ltd; Boikov v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2016] NSWDC 161 Hearing dates: 28 July 2016 Date of orders: 05 August 2016 Decision date: 05 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to r 28.5 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), each of the following proceedings be tried at the same time: (a) Boikov v Dailymail.com Australia Pty Ltd (2015/219371); (b) Boikov v Network Ten Pty Ltd (2015/220364); and (c) Boikov v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (2015/220729). (2) The evidence in each of these proceedings stand as the evidence in the others. (3) Costs reserved. (4) Liberty to approach the List Judge for allocation of dates for a jury trial for these proceedings with an estimate of four to five weeks. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – defendants' application under r 28.5 for three defamation jury trials against three different media outlets to be heard together – degree of similarity between the facts in each case – degree of forensic disadvantage to the plaintiff - "just, quick and cheap" – orders for trials to be heard at the same time made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56 – 62 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 28.5 Cases Cited: Alex v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd; Alex v Whittaker; Alex v Goodsir; Alex v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd; Alex v The Age Company Ltd; Alex v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2016] NSWDC 96 Dank v Whittaker (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 732, Dank v Whittaker (No 5) [2014] NSWSC 914 Drummoyne Municipal Council v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1990) 21 NSWLR 135 Ghose v Cx Reinsurance Company Ltd [2010] NSWSC 110 Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (2015) 237 FCR 32 Humphries v Newport Quays Stage 2A Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 699 Jones v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 922 Krivoshev v RSPCA [2005] NSWCA 76 Toben v Mathieson; Toben v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1530 Warragamba Winery Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 174 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Simeon Boikov Defendant in 2015/219371: Dailymail.com Australia Pty Ltd Defendant in 2015/220364: Network Ten Pty Ltd Defendant in 2015/220729: Nationwide News Pty Ltd Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr R Rasmussen / Mr I Kirgiz Defendant in 2015/219371: Mr M Richardson Defendant in 2015/220364: Ms L E Barnett Defendant in 2015/220729: Ms L E Barnett