Kostov v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 858

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kostov v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 858 Hearing dates: 1 June 2018 Decision date: 08 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Proceedings dismissed Catchwords: DEFAMATION – whether plaintiff's imputations reasonably capable of arising – whether matter complained of capable of defaming plaintiff at all – meaning of defamatory – whether actions in defamation in Australia face the requirement of a threshold of seriousness as has been recognised in other jurisdictions Legislation Cited: Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, opened for signature 4 November 1950 (entered into force 3 September 1953), Art 10 Cases Cited: Berezovsky v Forbes [2001] EWCA Civ 1251 Burton v Crowell Pub Co 82 F(2d) 154 (1936) CPA Australia Ltd v The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (2015) 14 TCLR 149; [2015] NZHC 1854 Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 227 Ettinghausen v Australian Consolidated Press Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 443 Farrow v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 246 Favell v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 52; (2005) 79 ALJR 1716 Lesses v Maras [2017] SASCFC 48 Opai v Culpan [2016] NZHC 3004 Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd v Chesterton (2009) 238 CLR 460; [2009] HCA 16 Sim v Stretch [1936] 2 All ER 1237 Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 1414 (QB); [2011] 1 WLR 1985 Youssoupoff v MGM Pictures Ltd (1934) 50 TLR 581 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Adriana Kostov (plaintiff) Nationwide News Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff self-represented MJ Lewis (defendant)