New judgments
Fri Apr 20 2018Burns v Corbett & Ors; Burns v Gaynor & Ors; Attorney General for New South Wales v Burns & Ors; Attorney General for New South Wales v Burns & Ors; State of New South Wales v Burns & Ors [2018] HCA 15 - the court dismissed an appeal by a gay rights activist who sought to sue a former political party candidate over homophobic comments
Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd v Kazal [2018] NSWCA 77 - defamation and "contextual truth"
Nicholls v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2018] NSWCATAD 89 - Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) and cabinet information
NT 1 & NT 2 v Google LLC [2018] EWHC 799 (QB) - success in 'right to be forgotten' action against Google
Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2018] HCA 16 - "failure by a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection to comply with s 57(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) in the course of making a decision to refuse to grant a protection visa to a "fast track applicant" does not deprive the Immigration Assessment Authority of jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision"
Tabbaa v Nine Network Pty Ltd (No.10) [2018] NSWSC 468 - defamation and opinion “not honestly held”