Carolan v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2)

[2015] NSWSC 1010

Supreme Court of NSW

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1. Defamation
2. › procedure
3. › mode of trial
4. › where defendants omitted to file notice of election for a jury trial within the time allowed under the rules
5. › whether Court has power to allow notice to be filed after that time
6. › whether power should be exercised
7. › where omission due to inadvertence in the context of a practice of not incurring fees until necessary
1. Defamation
2. › defences
3. › defence of statutory qualified privilege
4. › where information relied upon in publishing the matters complained of included sources to whom promises of confidentiality were made by journalists
5. › whether appropriate to make order directing defendants to confirm reliance upon defence in advance of trial