Packer v ABC & 3 Ors [2001] NSWSC 22

Packer v ABC & 3 Ors [2001] NSWSC 22

The jury's directions will not include reference to social or community values, nor language from Hunt J in Hepburn. Counsel may seek further directions or corrections after summing-up.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
31 January 2001
Procedural Posture
Defamation / Directions to Jury in Part 7 a Trial
Outcome
Judge will deliver summing-up to jury; counsel may seek further directions or corrections thereafter.
Legal Topics
['jury Directions' 'community Values']
['defamation'] ['jury Directions' 'community Values']

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Procedural Posture

Defamation / Directions to Jury in Part 7 a Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether directions to the jury should reflect community values in defamation cases' 'Appropriate language for summing-up jury directions']

Ratio Decidendi

The jury's directions will not include reference to social or community values, nor language from Hunt J in Hepburn. Counsel may seek further directions or corrections after summing-up.

Court Disposition

Judge will deliver summing-up to jury; counsel may seek further directions or corrections thereafter.

Orders

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