Newhouse v News Limited [2014] NSWSC 1939

Newhouse v News Limited [2014] NSWSC 1939

All challenged imputations pleaded by the plaintiff are capable of arising from the matter complained of and are sufficiently precise in form. The defendants’ objections are rejected, and the application to strike out the imputations is refused.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 December 2014
Procedural Posture
Defamation / Objections to Pleadings at Initial Listing
Outcome
Application to strike out imputations refused. Plaintiff awarded costs.
Legal Topics
['defamation' 'pleadings' 'imputations' 'striking Out Application' 'objections to Form and Capacity']
['common Law'] ['defamation' 'pleadings' 'imputations' 'striking Out Application' 'objections to Form and Capacity']

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Procedural Posture

Defamation / Objections to Pleadings at Initial Listing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the plaintiff's pleaded imputations are capable of arising from the defamatory matter and whether they are bad in form"]

Ratio Decidendi

All challenged imputations pleaded by the plaintiff are capable of arising from the matter complained of and are sufficiently precise in form. The defendants’ objections are rejected, and the application to strike out the imputations is refused.

Court Disposition

Application to strike out imputations refused. Plaintiff awarded costs.

Orders

  • ["Application to have the plaintiff's imputations struck out is refused." "The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs."]