John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Obeid 41

[2005] NSWCA 60; (2005) 64 NSWLR 485

Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal

Australia - New South Wales

14th March, 2005

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Ouda v Hunter	[2024] VSCA 323	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Dec 2024	AustLII
Lazos v West Australian Newspapers Ltd [No 2]	[2024] WASC 238	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	5 Jul 2024	AustLII	1
Slater v Ecosol Pty Ltd	[2023] SASC 99	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	10 Jul 2023	AustLII	3
Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 41)	[2023] FCA 555	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Jun 2023	AustLII	36
Duma v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 3)	[2023] FCA 47	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Feb 2023	AustLII	6
Schiff v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2022] FCA 1120	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Sep 2022	AustLII	8
Massoud v Radio 2GB Sydney Pty Ltd; Massoud v Fox Sports Australia Ltd; Massoud v Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd; Massoud v Nine Digital Pty Ltd; Massoud v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2021] NSWDC 336	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Jul 2021	AustLII	4
Hemming v Poulton (Rev1)	[2021] EWHC 3863 (QB)	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	11 Jun 2021	BAILII	1
Gatto v Australian Broadcasting Corporation	[2021] VSC 83	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	26 Feb 2021	AustLII	7
Defteros v Google LLC	[2020] VSC 219	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Apr 2020	AustLII	8
JWR Productions Australia Pty Ltd v Duncan-Watt (No 2)	[2020] FCA 236; (2020) 377 ALR 467	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Mar 2020	AustLII	13
Bailey v Bottrill (No 2)	[2019] ACTSC 167	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	27 Jun 2019	AustLII	7
Hewson v Times Newspapers Ltd	[2019] EWHC 650 (QB)	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	22 Mar 2019	BAILII	26
Cummings v Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd	[2018] NSWCA 325; 366 ALR 727; (2018) 99 NSWLR 173	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	17 Dec 2018	AustLII	21
Trkulja v Google LLC	[2018] HCA 25	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Jun 2018	AustLII	83
Google Inc v Duffy	[2017] SASCFC 130	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	4 Oct 2017	AustLII	17
Molan v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2017] NSWSC 800	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Jun 2017	AustLII	1
Walker v Brimblecombe	[2015] QCA 232; [2016] 2 Qd R 384	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	17 Nov 2015	AustLII	2
Duffy v Google Inc	[2015] SASC 170; (2015) 125 SASR 437	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	27 Oct 2015	AustLII	47
Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd	[2014] NSWCA 227; (2014) 108 NSWLR 431	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Jul 2014	AustLII	83
Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2013] NSWSC 617	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 May 2013	AustLII	2
Enders v Erbas & Associates Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2013] NSWDC 44	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Apr 2013	AustLII	2
Corby v Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd	[2013] NSWSC 308	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Apr 2013	AustLII	6
Crisp v Fairfax Media Ltd	[2012] VSC 615; (2012) 38 VR 544	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	19 Dec 2012	AustLII	5
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Cummings	[2012] ACTCA 36; (2012) 269 FLR 182	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	24 Aug 2012	AustLII	13
Knorr v Csiro (No 2)	[2012] VSC 268	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	20 Jun 2012	AustLII	20
Cummings v Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd; Cummings v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2011] ACTSC 188; (2011) 6 ACTLR 40; (2011) 177 ACTR 38	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	18 Nov 2011	AustLII	6
Trkulja v Google Inc (No 2)	[2010] VSC 490	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	3 Nov 2010	AustLII	13
Moses v New South Wales (No 3)	[2010] NSWDC 243	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Oct 2010	AustLII	9
Sands v Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd	[2010] SASC 202	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	1 Jul 2010	AustLII	33
Hunt v Radio 2SM Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2010] NSWDC 67	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Apr 2010	AustLII	1
Bracks v Smyth-Kirk	[2009] NSWCA 401; (2009) 263 ALR 522	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	7 Dec 2009	AustLII	37
Habib v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd	[2009] NSWCA 231	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	31 Jul 2009	AustLII	188
Sands v Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd	[2009] SASC 215; (2009) 104 SASR 452	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	27 Jul 2009	AustLII	30
Macquarie Bank Ltd v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2009] ACTSC 9	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	16 Feb 2009	AustLII	3
Coull v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2008] NTCA 10; (2008) 155 NTR 1; (2008) 23 NTLR 147; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-975	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Appeal	Australia - Northern Territory	23 Oct 2008	AustLII	4
Keramianakis v Regional Publishers Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWCA 375; (2007) 70 NSWLR 395	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Dec 2007	AustLII	9
Echo Publications Pty Ltd v Tucker Fast Buck$ v Tucker	[2007] NSWCA 170	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Jul 2007	AustLII	1
Echo Publications Pty Ltd v Tucker	[2007] NSWCA 73	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	5 Apr 2007	AustLII	12
Yoon Shin Lee v Bob Chae-Sang Cha	[2005] NSWCA 279	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Aug 2005	AustLII	8

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"Liability for the Publication of Third Party Comments: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller"	(2021) 43 Sydney Law Review 225	Rolph, David	Australia	circa 2021	AustLII		1

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)
Justices Act 1902 (NSW)	s7A, s23, s59

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Edward Obeid v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2003] NSWSC 967	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Oct 2003	AustLII	2
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Rivkin	[2003] HCA 50; (2003) 201 ALR 77; (2003) 77 ALJR 1657; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-711	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Sep 2003	AustLII	205
Gonzales v Claridades	[2003] NSWSC 508; (2003) 58 NSWLR 188	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Jun 2003	AustLII	55
Bass v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2003] NSWCA 118; (2003) 60 NSWLR 251	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	20 May 2003	AustLII	23
Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick	[2002] HCA 56	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Dec 2002	AustLII	182
Gillespie v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2002] NSWSC 553	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	25 Jun 2002	AustLII	4
Buck v Jones	[2002] NSWCA 8	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Feb 2002	AustLII	10
Bass v McDonald & TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (No 6)	[2001] NSWSC 988	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	21 Nov 2001	AustLII	3
Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Heggie	[2001] NSWCA 257	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Aug 2001	AustLII	15
Commonwealth Bank of Australia v MacDonald	[2000] NSWSC 553; (2000) 10 BPR 18,111	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	21 Jun 2000	AustLII	13
Morgan v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	(1988) 13 NSWLR 208		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1988	LexisNexis AU	23
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Comalco Ltd	[1986] FCA 300; (1986) 12 FCR 510; (1986) 68 ALR 259; [1986] Aust Torts Reports 80-056	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Sep 1986	AustLII	104
Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association	[1983] HCA 17; (1983) 151 CLR 288; 47 ALR 45; (1983) 57 ALJR 420	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 May 1983	AustLII	1278
Hepburn v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[1983] 2 NSWLR 664		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1983	LexisNexis AU	16
Sergi v Australian Broadcasting Commission	[1983] 2 NSWLR 669		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1983	LexisNexis AU	80
Mirror Newspapers Ltd v Harrison	[1982] HCA 50; (1982) 149 CLR 293; (1982) 42 ALR 487; (1982) 56 ALJR 808	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Sep 1982	AustLII	338
Sydney City Council v Paul Dainty Corporation Pty Ltd & Royal Agricultural Society of NSW	[1983] 2 NSWLR 608; (1983) 51 LGRA 38; 1982) 4 ALD 358		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1982	LexisNexis AU	53
Ainsworth Nominees Pty Ltd v Hanrahan	[1982] 2 NSWLR 823		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1982	LexisNexis AU	17
Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc	[1981] HCA 39; (1981) 148 CLR 170; 35 ALR 625; 55 ALJR 548	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Aug 1981	AustLII	1442
Ross McConnel Kitchen & Co Pty Ltd v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	[1980] 2 NSWLR 845		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1980	LexisNexis AU	15
Morosi v Broadcasting Station 2GB Pty Ltd	[1980] 2 NSWLR 418		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1980	LexisNexis AU	58
Love v Mirror Newspapers Ltd	[1980] 2 NSWLR 112		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1980	LexisNexis AU	38
Bik v Mirror Newspapers Ltd	[1979] 2 NSWLR 679		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1979	LexisNexis AU	56
Mirror Newspapers Ltd v World Hosts Pty Ltd	[1979] HCA 3; (1979) 141 CLR 632; 23 ALR 167; (1979) 53 ALJR 243; 39 ALT 9	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1979	AustLII	148
Monte v Mirror Newspapers Ltd	[1979] 2 NSWLR 663; (1980) 1 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-412		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1979	LexisNexis AU	141
Petritsis v Hellenic Herald Pty Ltd	[1978] 2 NSWLR 174		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1978	LexisNexis AU	70
Presbyterian Church (New South Wales) Property Trust v Ryde Municipal Council	37 FLR 440; [1977] 1 NSWLR 620; (1977) 35 LGRA 201; 5 Fam LR 197		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1977	Legal Online / Westlaw	12
Wake v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	[1977] 1 NSWLR 43		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1977	LexisNexis AU	119
Wake v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	[1973] NSWLR 43		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1973	LexisNexis AU	2
Rochfort v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	[1972] 1 NSWLR 16		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1972	LexisNexis AU	119
Morgan v Odhams Press Ltd	[1971] 2 All ER 1156; [1971] 1 WLR 1239		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis	262
Atkinson v Atkinson	[1969] VicRp 34; [1969] VR 278; [1969] ALR 269; (1968) 13 FLR 322		Australia - Victoria	18 Sep 1968	AustLII	14
Webbie v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	(1968) 12 FLR 271		Australia	circa 1968	Legal Online / Westlaw	6
Wheeler v Somerfield	[1966] 2 QB 94; [1966] 2 All ER 305		United Kingdom	circa 1966	LexisNexis / Westlaw	48
Hassen v Post Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	1965 3 SA 562; [1965] 3 All SA 528		South Africa	circa 1965	LexisNexis	29
Astaire v Campling	[1965] 3 All ER 666; (1966) 1 WLR 34		United Kingdom	circa 1965	LexisNexis	21
Lewis v Daily Telegraph Ltd	[1963] 1 QB 340; [1964] AC 234; [1963] 2 All ER 151; [1963] 2 WLR 1063		United Kingdom	circa 1963	LexisNexis / Westlaw	855
Truth ” (NZ) Ltd v Holloway	[1960] 1 WLR 997		United Kingdom	circa 1960	LexisNexis / Westlaw	35
Hopman v Mirror Newspapers Ltd	(1960) 61 SR (NSW) 631; (1960) 78 WN (NSW) 192; [1960] NSWR 559	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1960		11
Re Will of Gilbert	[1946] NSWStRp 24; (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318; 63 WN (NSW) 176	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 May 1946	AustLII	758
English and Scottish Co-operative Properties Mortgage and Investment Society Ltd v Odhams Press Ltd	[1940] 1 KB 440; [1940] 1 All ER 1		United Kingdom	circa 1940	LexisNexis / Westlaw	45
Lee v Wilson	[1934] HCA 60; (1934) 51 CLR 276; [1935] ALR 51	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Dec 1934	AustLII	97
Savige v News Ltd	[1932] SAStRp 1; [1932] SASR 240		Australia - South Australia	1 Jan 1932	AustLII	14
Webb v Bloch	[1928] HCA 50; (1928) 41 CLR 331; (1928) 2 ALJR 282	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Nov 1928	AustLII	235
Ronald v Harper	[1910] HCA 43; (1910) 11 CLR 63; 16 ALR 415	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Sep 1910	AustLII	39
Robertson v Fink	[1906] ArgusLawRp 90; (1906) 12 ALR 355		Australia	28 Jun 1906	AustLII	143
Neville v Fine Arts Co	[1896] UKLawRpAC 58; [1897] AC 68; 75 LT 606		United Kingdom	8 Dec 1896	CommonLII	115
Emmens v Pottle	(1885) 16 QBD 3539	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1885	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
Capital and Counties Bank v Henty	(1882) 7 AC 741; 52 LJQB 232; 47 JP 214; 47 LT 662; 31 WR 157		United Kingdom	circa 1882	LexisNexis / Westlaw	161
Chalmers v Payne	[1835] EngR 38; (1835) 2 Cr M & R 156; 150 ER 67	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom	circa 1835	CommonLII	55
Bell v Byrne	[1811] EngR 331; 104 ER 486; (1811) 13 East 554	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1811	CommonLII	13
Lang v Australian Consolidated Press Ltd	2 NSWR 408		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1940		44

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