Aleksandrov & Ors v Dimovski & Ors [2005] NSWDC 19

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Aleksandrov & Ors v Dimovski & Ors [2005] NSWDC 19 Hearing dates: 28 January, 23 March, 5 April, 21 April, 30 June, 1 July, 8 July, 29 July, 12 August, 9 August and 26 August 2005 Date of orders: 09 December 2005 Decision date: 09 December 2005 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Release the plaintiffs in these proceedings and their instructing solicitors from the implied undertaking given by them in proceedings No. 2990 of 2003 in relation to a tape recording obtained by them under subpoena, being a broadcast of the Macedonian Language Program transmitted by 2NBC on 6 December 2003.

(2) Leave granted to the plaintiffs to use the said tape recording of the Macedonian Language Program, transmitted by 2NBC on 6 December 2003, together with a translation made by Tony Najdov (Schedule A to the Ordinary Statement of Claim in proceedings No. 5054 of 2004) for the purpose of commencing and conducting proceedings for defamation.

(3) The leave in Orders 1 and 2 above is conditional upon the plaintiffs paying the defendants' costs of the proceedings to date, including this Notice of Motion, on an indemnity basis, such costs to be assessed forthwith.

(4) These proceedings stayed until the plaintiffs pay the defendants' costs as per order 3 above. (5) Liberty to apply. (6) Exhibits retained 28 days. (7) Defendants' Notice of Motion for dismissal to remain on foot pending further orders. Legislation Cited: Broadcasting Act 1942 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 60 Defamation Act 1974 (NSW), s 7A Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 138 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Pt 37 r 10 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4(1)(c) Cases Cited: BAT Australia Services Ltd v Cowell [2003] VSCA 43 Church of Scientology of California v Dept of Health and Social Security [1979] 1 WLR 723 Cummings v 2KY Broadcasters Pty Limited [1981] 1 NSWLR 246 Dow Jones & Company v Jameel [2005] EWCA Civ 75 Goldsmith v Sperrings Ltd [1977] 1 WLR 478 Hanrahan v Bluett (NSW Court of Appeal, 11 June 1985, unreported) Home Office v Harman [1983] 1 AC 280 Jones v Sutton (2004) 61 NSWLR 614 Jones v Sutton (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 203 Kimberly Mineral Holdings Ltd (In liq) v McEwan [1980] 1 NSWLR 210 Lane v Registrar of the Supreme Court (Equity Division) (1981) 148 CLR 245 Mahon v Rahn [1998] QB 424 Mann v Medical Defence Union [1997] FCA 45 Medway v Doublelock Ltd [1978] 1 WLR 710 Miller v R L Polk & Co (Australia) Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of NSW, Hunt J, 4 July 1985, unreported) R v Rondo [2001] NSWCCA 540 Rank Film Distributors Ltd v Video Information Centre [1982] AC 380 Registrar, Supreme Court v McPherson [1980] 1 NSWLR 688 Riddick v Thames Board Mills Ltd [1977] QB 881 Scott v Jones & Anor [2003] NSWSC 169 Sea Culture International Pty Ltd v Scholes (1991) 32 FCR 275 Spautz v Williams [1983] 2 NSWLR 506 Sybron Corporation v Barclays Bank [1985] Ch 299 Taylor v Director of the SFO [1999] 2 AC 177 Category: Principal judgment Parties: First Plaintiff: Igor Aleksandrov Second Plaintiff: George Milhaljov Third Plaintiff: Zoran Nikolovski Fourth Plaintiff: Dimitar Todorovski Fifth Plaintiff: Jove Stojanovski Sixth Plaintiff: Niki Nikolovski Seventh Plaintiff: Kiro Jovceski Eighth Plaintiff: Kiro Ilioski First Defendant: Mile Dimovski Second Defendant: Kire Dimovski Third Defendant: Narwee Baptist Community Broadcasters Limited t/a 2NBC 90 FM Stereo (ACN 001 619 110) (ABN 42 990 219 074) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs: Mr P Bates / Mr K Smark Defendants: Mr M McHugh