Junus v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd;; Junus v Sing Tao Newspapers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1735

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Junus v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd;; Junus v Sing Tao Newspapers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1735 Hearing dates: 9 November 2018 Date of orders: 12 November 2018 Decision date: 09 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: In each proceeding, imputations (a), (b), (e), (f) and (g) are struck out with leave to replead; costs are reserved until the next occasion; leave is granted to the plaintiff to file any amended statement of claim on or before 23 November; both matters adjourned to 30 November 2018 Catchwords: DEFAMATION – imputations – whether reasonably capable of being conveyed Cases Cited: Favell v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd (2005) 221 ALR 186; [2005] HCA 52 Youssoupoff v Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Ltd (1934) 50 TLR 581 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Proceedings 2018/261141: Harmonnia Junus (plaintiff) Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (defendant)

Proceedings 2018/264372: Harmonnia Junus (plaintiff) Sing Tao Newspapers Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Goodchild (plaintiff in both proceedings) L Barnett (defendant in proceedings 2018/261141) M Richardson (defendant in proceedings 2018/264372) Solicitors: O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors Pty Ltd (plaintiff in both proceedings) Banki Haddock Fiora Lawyers (defendant in proceedings 2018/261141) Canaan Lawyers (defendant in proceedings 2018/264372) File Number(s): 2018/2611412018/264372 Publication restriction: None