Park v Kim [2019] NSWDC 609

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Park v Kim [2019] NSWDC 609 Hearing dates: 17 October 2019 Date of orders: 31 October 2019 Decision date: 31 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to r 28.2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), imputations 7(a) to 7(f) struck out as not reasonably capable of being conveyed. (2) Leave to replead refused. (3) Statement of claim struck out and dismissed pursuant to r 28.4 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). (4) Plaintiff pay defendant's costs. (5) Liberty to apply in relation to costs. Catchwords: TORT – defamation – church bulletin setting out parish affairs refers to "intensive discussion" about the plaintiff's position on the Management Committee being the subject of a forthcoming meeting – capacity of imputations – application for summary dismissal on the basis of no defamatory meaning – proceedings struck out and dismissed pursuant to UCPR r 28.4 Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 28.2 and 28.4 Cases Cited: Barrow v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd [2015] VSC 263 Berezovsky & Anor v Forbes Inc & Anor [2001] EWCA Civ 1251 Bik v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 679 Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 227 Crampton v Nugawela (1996) 41 NSWLR 176 Darby v Oxford University Press [2000] NSWSC 948 Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto [1995] 2 SCR 1130 NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd (t/as Bova Compounding) v Sydney Magazine Publishers Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1163 Robertson v Newquest (Sunday Herald) Ltd & Ors [2006] CSOH 97 Sali v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2013] VSC 388 Sergi v Australian Broadcasting Commission [1983] 2 NSWLR 669 Trkulja v Google LLC [2018] HCA 25 Wagner v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 201 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Hee Yeul Park Defendant: Beom Seok Kim Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr J Manner Defendant: Mr T Senior