New judgments
Thu Jun 06 2024EXV v Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) [2024] NSWSC 490 - first consideration of section 7D of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)
Prouten v Buxton [2024] NSWDC 182 - defamation – contretemps occurring when plaintiff and defendant were both using a shared path for cyclists and pedestrians – both parties complain to the police - defendant’s Facebook post describing the incident widely shared on other Facebook pages - identification, defamatory meaning and publication – whether the defendant is liable for publications on Facebook pages other than his own where his original post is “shared” on other Facebook pages – defences of justification, honest opinion and offer to make amends - damages
State of New South Wales v McLaughlin [2024] NSWCA 137 - false imprisonment