6 Mar 2014
YOUNG V TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED CA738/2012 [2014] NZCA 50
- Citation
- [2014] NZCA 50
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal held Gilbert J did not err: the 2010 documentary and related 2010 publications were not capable of bearing the tier‑one defamatory meanings pleaded; most particulars alleging ill will or improper advantage were properly struck out as tenuous or premised on struck-out meanings; the Associate Judge's directions requiring full pleading and discovery before a determination of meaning were rightly set aside; remaining actionable material related only to the 2011 police letter publications.