Nyasulu v Naikelekele [2022] NSWDC 507

Nyasulu v Naikelekele [2022] NSWDC 507

The concerns notice, while lacking a specific heading for serious harm, adequately particularised the harm suffered from the collective publications. Statutory requirements do not mandate separate particularisation for each publication or imputation, and the arguments concerning modern consensus do not render the imputations incapable of defamatory meaning or serious harm. The application for summary dismissal is therefore dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 October 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil / Summary Dismissal Application
Outcome
Defendant's application for summary dismissal dismissed
Legal Topics
['defamation' 'procedural Rulings' 'concerns Notice Validity' 'serious Harm Particularisation']
['tort'] ['defamation' 'procedural Rulings' 'concerns Notice Validity' 'serious Harm Particularisation']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Summary Dismissal Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the plaintiffs' concerns notice is invalid for failure to particularise serious harm for each publication" 'Whether the plaintiffs failed to specify defamatory imputations for each publication separately' 'Whether modern public opinion renders the imputations incapable of defamatory meaning or serious harm' 'Whether serious harm in the statement of claim is adequately particularised']

Ratio Decidendi

The concerns notice, while lacking a specific heading for serious harm, adequately particularised the harm suffered from the collective publications. Statutory requirements do not mandate separate particularisation for each publication or imputation, and the arguments concerning modern consensus do not render the imputations incapable of defamatory meaning or serious harm. The application for summary dismissal is therefore dismissed.

Court Disposition

Defendant's application for summary dismissal dismissed

Orders

  • ["Defendant's application for summary dismissal on the basis that the concerns notice is invalid is dismissed." 'Costs reserved.' 'These proceedings listed for directions in the Defamation List on 10 November 2022 for a timetable for further pleadings.']