Goold & Anor v Newcastle Newspapers Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 133

Goold & Anor v Newcastle Newspapers Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 133

The defendant is not required to answer an interrogatory seeking to establish what imputations it intended to convey in publishing the material, as relevant information has already been provided and further response is unnecessary; however, interrogatories addressing whether the defendant considered it possible the material could be understood to convey the pleaded imputations, and related steps, are proper and must be answered.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 March 2000
Procedural Posture
Defamation / Interlocutory Dispute Over Interrogatories
Outcome
Interlocutory orders on interrogatories
Legal Topics
['pleadings' 'interrogatories' 'qualified Privilege' 'malice']
['defamation' 'civil Procedure'] ['pleadings' 'interrogatories' 'qualified Privilege' 'malice']

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Procedural Posture

Defamation / Interlocutory Dispute Over Interrogatories

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the defendant must answer specific interrogatories regarding its intentions and knowledge relating to the publication complained of in defamation proceedings']

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant is not required to answer an interrogatory seeking to establish what imputations it intended to convey in publishing the material, as relevant information has already been provided and further response is unnecessary; however, interrogatories addressing whether the defendant considered it possible the material could be understood to convey the pleaded imputations, and related steps, are proper and must be answered.

Court Disposition

Interlocutory orders on interrogatories

Orders

  • ['The defendant is not required to answer interrogatory 9A.' 'The defendant is ordered to answer interrogatory 10A.' 'The defendant is ordered to answer interrogatory 11A.' 'The defendant is ordered to answer interrogatory 24A.' 'The defendant is ordered to answer interrogatory 25A.' 'Costs of the application...