In these defamation proceedings multiple corporate and individual plaintiffs sued in relation to an article published on “WeChat”. The plaintiffs alleged that the publications gave rise to defamatory imputations and the court looked at whether the alleged imputations were conveyed. A particular issue arose in relation to the notion that…
F v Crime and Corruption Commission [2020] QSC 245
12-8-20 / Rob Anderson KC — Human Rights & Discrimination, Media & Defamation
The Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) is conducting a corruption investigation as a matter relevant to the performance of its functions. It issued an attendance notice requiring the applicant to attend the hearing to give evidence. The applicant refused to answer questions at the commission hearing on the basis that…
An application for leave to appeal against a judgment of the District Court dismissing the applicant’s claim against the respondent on the basis meanings that had been admitted as arising, were not defamatory. The application for leave to appeal was made nine days out of time. The Court of Appeal…
GM Homes (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2020] QSC 149
3-6-20 / Rob Anderson KC — Media & Defamation
A defamation matter where the defendant applied pursuant to r 483(1) of the UCPR for preliminary determination that none of the words it published in fact conveyed any of the imputations pleaded by the plaintiffs in the proceeding. The plaintiffs complain that an ASIC press release concerning action taken against…
A journalist employed by Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd applied for access to and copies of a number of the tendered documents during the course of a defamation trial. Such an order was said to be necessary for the purpose of the journalist writing further newspapers articles (in the public interest)…
