2 Jul 2018
STAPLES v FREEMAN [2018] NZHC 1604
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1604
- Court
- High Court
Schedule A was insufficient because it failed to distinguish publication facts (s38(a)) from the facts and circumstances relied on to support their truth (s38(b)); defendants must replead to separately identify publication facts and supporting particulars. The journalistic source protection in s68(1) did not apply to prevent disclosure of the identity of the informant or more detailed document identification because the public interest in disclosure (including allegations of criminality and alleged breach of a court injunction and the need to test genuineness of opinions) outweighed the publi…