Dominello v Harbour Radio Pty Limited t/as 2GB [2019] NSWSC 403

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dominello v Harbour Radio Pty Limited t/as 2GB [2019] NSWSC 403 Hearing dates: 5 April 2019 Decision date: 11 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hoeben CJ at CL Decision: Application for leave to amend the Statement of Claim to include the contextual imputations is refused. Catchwords: DEFAMATION – practice and procedure – pleadings – application by plaintiff for leave to amend pleadings so as to include defendant's contextual imputations as one of the imputations of which the plaintiff complains – whether an abuse of process – discretionary considerations – application to amend refused. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – s 70 Court Procedure Rules 2006 (ACT) – r 21 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) – ss 8, 26, 30 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – s 75 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; 239 CLR 175 Besser v Kermode [2011] NSWCA 174 Chel v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 171 Fairfax Digital Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd v Kazal [2018] NSWCA 77; 97 NSWLR 547 Farrow v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 246; 95 NSWLR 612 Holt v TCN Channel Nine Pty Limited [2014] NSWCA 90 Horton v Jones & Ors (No 2) [1939] NSWSR p 35; (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 305 YZ v Amazon (No 7) [2016] NSWSC 637 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Victor Michael Dominello – Plaintiff Harbour Radio Pty Limited t/as 2GB – Defendant Representation: Counsel: T Molomby SC/R Rasmussen – Plaintiff S Chrysanthou – Defendant