An application for leave to appeal against the strike out of certain parts of the applicant’s further amended statement of claim.
The applicant, Mr Palmer, sues the respondent, The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull, MP, Prime Minister of Australia, for defamation in respect of the publication of words, spoken to the attendees of a press conference held by the respondent in Beijing, China on 15 April 2016.
Rob Anderson QC (with P McCafferty) appeared for the respondent, instructed by Bennett & Philp.
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