NATIONWIDE NEWS PTY LTD v HOARE [1990] NSWCA 134

NATIONWIDE NEWS PTY LTD v HOARE [1990] NSWCA 134

Leave to appeal was refused because the points sought to be appealed can be raised as of right after trial, and it is preferable for defamation proceedings to proceed to trial without excessive interlocutory appeals and fragmentation.

Parties
Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Hoare
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 March 1990
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal
Outcome
application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Interlocutory Appeals, Expedition of Proceedings

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Parties

Nationwide News Pty Ltd

Hoare

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal

  1. 1 Whether leave to appeal should be granted on certain points before trial in a defamation case

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because the points sought to be appealed can be raised as of right after trial, and it is preferable for defamation proceedings to proceed to trial without excessive interlocutory appeals and fragmentation.

Court Disposition

application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Application is dismissed with costs.