DEFAMATION- cause of action- corporate plaintiff not established excluded - imputations- whether carried- identity of natural plaintiffs irrelevant to Broadcast- whether defamatory- no injury to plaintiffs' reputation as distinct from goods- defences- justification- truth- evidence of all contextual imputations to be weighed against imputations not proved true- qualified privilege- when available to mass media- damages- special damages- whether attributable to matter complained of
EVIDENCE- findings as to credit- witness advocate for own cause
TORTS- injurious falsehood- relevant counterfactual to assess damages
WORDS AND PHRASES- meaning of 'falsely'- synonymous with 'incorrectly'
Case Details
Citation[2013] NSWSC 1651
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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