Clark v Ainsworth 66

[1996] NSWSC 610; (1996) 40 NSWLR 463

Supreme Court of New South Wales

Australia - New South Wales

10th December, 1996

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Rogers v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2003] HCA 52; (2003) 216 CLR 327; (2003) 201 ALR 184; (2003) 77 ALJR 1739; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-713	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Sep 2003	AustLII	217
Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden	[2002] NSWCA 419	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 Dec 2002	AustLII	162
Ali v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWCA 183	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	8 Aug 2008	AustLII	123
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Jones	[2004] NSWCA 205	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 Jun 2004	AustLII	42
Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd	[2001] NSWSC 510	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	27 Jun 2001	AustLII	38
Costello v Random House Australia Pty Ltd (Abbott and Costello Case)	[1999] ACTSC 13; (1999) 137 ACTR 1; (1999) 149 FLR 367; [1999] Aust Torts Reports 81-503	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	5 Mar 1999	AustLII	36
Random House Australia Pty Ltd v Abbott	[1999] FCA 1538; (1999) 94 FCR 296; (1999) 167 ALR 224; [1999] Aust Torts Reports 81-533	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Nov 1999	AustLII	33
Gardiner v Ray	[1999] WASC 140	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	20 Aug 1999	AustLII	33
Davis v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 693	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Jul 2008	AustLII	31
Sands v Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd	[2009] SASC 215; (2009) 104 SASR 452	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	27 Jul 2009	AustLII	30
Visscher v Maritime Union of Australia (No 6)	[2014] NSWSC 350; (2014) 98 NSWLR 764; [2014] Aust Torts Reports 62-165	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Mar 2014	AustLII	27
Haig v Bowden	[2020] NSWCA 28; (2020) 101 NSWLR 729	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	3 Mar 2020	AustLII	23
Bolton v Stoltenberg	[2018] NSWSC 1518	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Oct 2018	AustLII	23
Haertsch v Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2010] NSWSC 182	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	16 Mar 2010	AustLII	23
Lewis v Australian Capital Territory	[2018] ACTSC 19; 329 FLR 267	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	16 Feb 2018	AustLII	18
Jeffrey and Curnow v Giles; Giles v Jeffrey and Curnow	[2015] VSCA 70	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	24 Apr 2015	AustLII	17
Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v Tingle	[2001] NSWCA 194	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Sep 2001	AustLII	17
Harrigan v Jones	[2000] NSWSC 814	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Aug 2000	AustLII	17
Duffy v Google Inc (No 2)	[2015] SASC 206	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	23 Dec 2015	AustLII	16
Obeid v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2006] NSWSC 1059; (2006) 68 NSWLR 150	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Oct 2006	AustLII	16
Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd v Wagner	[2020] QCA 221; (2020) 6 Qd R 64; (2020) 385 ALR 328	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	13 Oct 2020	AustLII	12
Lewincamp v ACP Magazines Ltd	[2008] ACTSC 69	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	23 Jul 2008	AustLII	12
Markovic v White	[2004] NSWSC 37	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Feb 2004	AustLII	12
Armstrong v McIntosh (No 4)	[2020] WASC 31	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	21 May 2020	AustLII	10
Brose v Baluskas (No 6)	[2020] QDC 15	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	28 Feb 2020	AustLII	10
Van Riet v ACP Publishing Pty Ltd	[2003] QCA 37; [2004] 1 Qd R 194	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	14 Feb 2003	AustLII	10
Styles v Clayton Utz (No 3)	[2011] NSWSC 1452	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Sep 2011	AustLII	9
Forrest v Askew	[2007] WASC 161	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	30 Jul 2007	AustLII	9
Poniatowska v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2020] SASCFC 5	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	29 Jan 2020	AustLII	8
Seabrook v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd	[2005] QCA 58	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	11 Mar 2005	AustLII	8
Taylor v Network Ten (Perth) Pty Ltd	[1999] WASC 264	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	16 Dec 1999	AustLII	7
Feldman v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2020] NSWSC 26	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Jan 2020	AustLII	6
Ritson v Burns	[2014] NSWSC 272	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 Mar 2014	AustLII	6
Australian Medical Association (WA) Inc v McEvoy (No 2)	[2012] WASC 416	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	9 Nov 2012	AustLII	6
Zunter v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2005] NSWSC 759	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Aug 2005	AustLII	6
West v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2003] NSWSC 505	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Aug 2003	AustLII	6
Cotter v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2003] NSWSC 503	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 Jul 2003	AustLII	6
Cook v Flaherty	[2021] SASC 73	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	17 Jun 2021	AustLII	5
McEloney v Massey	[2015] WADC 126	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	26 Oct 2015	AustLII	5
Habib v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2012] NSWDC 12	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 Feb 2012	AustLII	5
Prouten v Buxton	[2024] NSWDC 182	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 Jun 2024	AustLII	4
Matthews v Pigram	[2020] NSWDC 526	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Sep 2020	AustLII	4
Raynor v Murray	[2019] NSWDC 189	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 May 2019	AustLII	4
Neesham v 6PR Southern Cross Radio Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2008] WASC 72	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	14 May 2008	AustLII	4
Sleeman v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2004] NSWSC 954; [2004] Aust Torts Reports 81-773	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Oct 2004	AustLII	4
Boschetti v Carr	[2002] WASC 211	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	6 Sep 2002	AustLII	4
Randwick Labor Club v Amalgamated Television Services	[2000] NSWSC 906	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Sep 2000	AustLII	4
DG Certifiers Pty Ltd v Hawksworth	[2018] QDC 88	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	17 May 2018	AustLII	3
Fisher v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2014] NSWSC 1616	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Nov 2014	AustLII	3
Allen v Johnstone	[2004] SADC 56	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	7 Apr 2004	AustLII	3
Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd	[2000] NSWSC 517	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Jun 2000	AustLII	3
Heytesbury Holdings Pty Ltd v City of Subiaco	[1998] WASC 183; 9 WAR 440	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	12 Jun 1998	AustLII	3
BDT v BDG	[2019] QDC 74	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	10 May 2019	AustLII	2
Kunoth-Monks v Healy	[2013] NTSC 74	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	13 Nov 2013	AustLII	2
Ali v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 58	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Mar 2007	AustLII	2
Lawrence v McCusker	[2006] WASC 173	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	18 Aug 2006	AustLII	2
Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd	[2000] NSWSC 645	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Jul 2000	AustLII	2
Leigh v Sanchez	[2024] QDC 123	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	6 Aug 2024	AustLII	1
Wells v Cossari	[2020] VCC 988	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	23 Jul 2020	AustLII	1
Cheikho v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 4);; Haddad v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2015] NSWSC 193	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Feb 2015	AustLII	1
Enders v Erbas & Associates Pty Ltd	[2012] NSWDC 129	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 Aug 2012	AustLII	1
Coull v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2007] NTSC 47	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	25 Sep 2007	AustLII	1
Darrell Bruce Arnett v Janina Roper	[1999] WASC 1030	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	26 Mar 1999	AustLII	1
Hallam v O'Connor and Pyne	[2024] QDC 187	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	30 Oct 2024	AustLII
Sakr v Australian Broadcasting Corporation	[2015] NSWDC 25	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Feb 2015	AustLII
Malcolm James Bateman v David Hugh Symons	[1998] WASC 261	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	18 Aug 1998	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Suitors Fund Act 1951 (NSW)
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)	s46

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Kunoth-Monks v Healy	[2013] NTSC 74	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	13 Nov 2013	AustLII	2
Ali v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 58	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Mar 2007	AustLII	2
Lawrence v McCusker	[2006] WASC 173	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	18 Aug 2006	AustLII	2
Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd	[2000] NSWSC 645	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Jul 2000	AustLII	2
Cassell and Co Ltd v Broome	[1972] AC 1050		United Kingdom	circa 1972	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
Leigh v Sanchez	[2024] QDC 123	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	6 Aug 2024	AustLII	1
Wells v Cossari	[2020] VCC 988	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	23 Jul 2020	AustLII	1
Cheikho v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 4);; Haddad v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2015] NSWSC 193	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Feb 2015	AustLII	1
Enders v Erbas & Associates Pty Ltd	[2012] NSWDC 129	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 Aug 2012	AustLII	1
Coull v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2007] NTSC 47	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	25 Sep 2007	AustLII	1
Darrell Bruce Arnett v Janina Roper	[1999] WASC 1030	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	26 Mar 1999	AustLII	1
Hallam v O'Connor and Pyne	[2024] QDC 187	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	30 Oct 2024	AustLII
Sakr v Australian Broadcasting Corporation	[2015] NSWDC 25	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Feb 2015	AustLII
Malcolm James Bateman v David Hugh Symons	[1998] WASC 261	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	18 Aug 1998	AustLII

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