When applying under s 126(2) of the District Court Act 1973 (NSW) to set aside a jury verdict in a s 7A defamation trial, the test is whether the verdict was one at which no reasonable jury, properly instructed, could have arrived. The court must consider the manner in which the parties put their respective cases to the jury and must not substitute its own view as to whether the jury was right or wrong. An imputation alleged at the most serious level (deliberate dishonesty) carries the risk that the jury may find the matter complained of carries a less grave meaning.
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