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The court admitted three screenshots of WhatsApp text messages as evidence, finding they were authenticated, met the best-evidence rule, and were admissible as party admissions.
The Court of Appeal dismissed both appeals, holding that witnesses have absolute immunity for evidence given in court and that accurate republication of a subsisting judgment was not actionable.
The trial court will not proceed to the scheduled hearing on the constitutional questions because the Court of Appeal has granted a stay; accordingly the question of appointing an amicus curiae is deferred and will remain in abeyance pending further order of the Court of Appeal.
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On a strike-out application in a defamation action, the court held the impugned book passage, read in context, was not capable of the alleged defamatory meaning.
The court refused to empanel a new jury mid-trial, holding that the existing jury could continue and that publication bans and jury instructions protected fairness.
The court granted a publication ban over the subject matter of a pre-trial conference, including the Crown Synopsis, and extended it until the jury verdict.
The CFSL was granted interested party status because it demonstrated it would add significantly to the legal positions by presenting a broader constitutional perspective and drawing on organizational experience and counsel's prior representation of similar matters; its participation was limited to cross-examination and final submissions on constitutional issues to avoid duplication.
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