Waters v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 679

Waters v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 679

The amended employment imputation was encompassed by the corruption imputation and would add nothing if the corruption imputation were found to be conveyed; therefore imputations 5(b) and 5(a) were allowed as alternatives.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 July 2003
Procedural Posture
Defamation / Ruling on Amendment to Imputation 5(a) and Whether Imputations 5(b) and 5(a) Differ in Substance
Outcome
Imputations 5(b) and 5(a) allowed as alternatives.
Legal Topics
['defamatory Imputations' 'amendment of Imputations' 'alternative Imputations']
['defamation'] ['defamatory Imputations' 'amendment of Imputations' 'alternative Imputations']

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Procedural Posture

Defamation / Ruling on Amendment to Imputation 5(a) and Whether Imputations 5(b) and 5(a) Differ in Substance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether amended imputation 5(a) differed in substance from imputation 5(b).' 'Whether imputations 5(b) and 5(a) should be allowed as alternatives.']

Ratio Decidendi

The amended employment imputation was encompassed by the corruption imputation and would add nothing if the corruption imputation were found to be conveyed; therefore imputations 5(b) and 5(a) were allowed as alternatives.

Court Disposition

Imputations 5(b) and 5(a) allowed as alternatives.

Orders

  • ['Allow imputations 5(b) and 5(a) as alternatives.']