State of New South Wales v Wraydeh [2019] NSWCA 192

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Wraydeh [2019] NSWCA 192 Hearing dates: 9 May 2019 Decision date: 14 August 2019 Before: McCallum JA at [1] Emmett AJA at [42] Simpson AJA at [50] Decision: 1. Direct the appellant to file an amended notice of appeal in accordance with the leave granted during the hearing within 7 days. 2. Dismiss the appeal. 3. Order the appellant to pay the respondent's costs. Catchwords: DEFAMATION – defences – contextual truth – amendment by plaintiff to adopt contextual imputations – whether primary judge ought to have inferred that the amendment was not brought in good faith or was an abuse of process

APPEAL – practice and procedure – decision by primary judge to allow amendment – particular caution to be exercised by appellate courts Legislation Cited: Defamation Act 2005 (NSW), s 26 District Court Act 1973, s 127(2)(a) Cases Cited: Adam P Brown Males Fashions Pty Ltd v Phillip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170 at 177; [1981] HCA 39 Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Chel v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 171 Dominello v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 403 Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v Kazal [2018] NSWCA 77 Fairfax media publications Pty Ltd v Kermode (2011) 81 NSWLR 157; [2011] NSWCA 174 Farrow v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (2017) 95 NSWLR 612; [2007] NSWCA 246 Hall v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC1604 Holt v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 90 Horton v Jones (No 2) (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 305 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kermode v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 852 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2019] NSWCA 48 Rennie Golledge Pty Ltd v Ballard (2012) 82 NSWLR 231; [2012] NSWCA 376 The Will of F B Gilbert (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 at 323; 63 WN (NSW) 176 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary (2nd ed, 1991). Paul Krueger (ed), Peter Birks & Grant McLeod (trans), Justinian's Institutes (1987) at 4.4.12 Theodor Mommsen & Paul Krueger (eds), Alan Watson (trans), Digest of Justinian (1985) at 47.10.11.1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (appellant) Hussein Wraydeh (respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Chrysanthou, B Dean (appellant) T Molomby SC, R Rasmussen (respondent)