Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (ACN 008 438 828) [2017] NSWDC 103

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (ACN 008 438 828) [2017] NSWDC 103 Hearing dates: 11 May 2017 Date of orders: 11 May 2017 Decision date: 11 May 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 57 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), direct that the evidence at trial in these proceedings is to proceed by way of statements. (2) Plaintiff to serve statements by 20 July 2017. (3) Defendant to serve statements by 17 August 2017. (4) Plaintiff's statements in reply by 31 August 2017. (5) Matter listed for further directions on Thursday 14 September 2017 in the Defamation List. (6) The defendant's application for further and better discovery is deferred until further order. (7) Costs reserved. Catchwords: TORT – defamation – procedural rulings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 57 Defamation Act 1974 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 21.1(2) Cases Cited: Astral Land Pty Ltd v Golden Commercial Pty Ltd [2012] WASC 274 Chu Siu Kuk Yuen, Jessie v Apple Daily Ltd [2002] 1 HKLRD 1 Clough v Mirror Newspapers Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Clarke J, 28 November 1983) Findlay v Grimmer [2014] WASC 228 Graphite Energy Pty Ltd v Lloyd Energy Systems Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1326 Howes v ACP Magazines Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1836 Kingsfield Holdings Pty Ltd v Rutherford [2016] WASC 117 Moran v Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd (No 6) [2016] WASC 168 Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v DailyMail.com Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 166 912 465); Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (ACN 008 438 828); Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v Australian Radio Network Pty Ltd (ACN 065 986 987) [2016] NSWDC 264 Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v DailyMail.com Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 166 912 465); Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (ACN 008 438 828); Mosslmani by his tutor Karout v Australian Radio Network Pty Ltd (ACN 065 986 987) (No. 2) [2016] NSWDC 357 Shea v News Ltd (No 2) [2016] WASC 146 Tedeschi v Franklins Ltd (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Levine J, 23 September 1994, unreported) Texts Cited: Case Management Handbook (jointly published by the Law Council of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia in 2011) "Dealing with Court Delays in New South Wales", Honor Figgis, NSW Parliamentary Library Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Ali Ziggi Mosslmani (also known as Ziggy) by his tutor Zeinab Karout Defendant: Nationwide News Pty Ltd (ACN 008 438 828) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr R Rasmussen Defendant: Ms L Mullins