Skalkos v Assaf 40

[2002] NSWCA 14; [2002] Aust Torts Reports 81-644; [2003] ATPR 46,238

Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal

Australia - New South Wales

13th February, 2002

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Jones v Sutton	[2004] NSWCA 439; (2004) 61 NSWLR 614	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	26 Nov 2004	AustLII	67
Chiro v R	[2017] HCA 37; (2017) 260 CLR 425; 347 ALR 546; (2017) 91 ALJR 974	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Sep 2017	AustLII	56
Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v Trad	[2012] HCA 44; (2012) 247 CLR 31; (2012) 292 ALR 192; (2012) 86 ALJR 1256	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Oct 2012	AustLII	53
Bennette v Cohen	[2009] NSWCA 60; [2009] Aust Torts Reports 82-002	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 Mar 2009	AustLII	53
Stoltenberg v Bolton; Loder v Bolton	[2020] NSWCA 45; (2020) 380 ALR 145	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	20 Mar 2020	AustLII	42
Marshall v Megna	[2013] NSWCA 30	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	25 Feb 2013	AustLII	32
Lindholdt v Hyer	[2008] NSWCA 264; (2008) 251 ALR 514; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-976	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 Oct 2008	AustLII	32
Megna v Marshall	[2010] NSWSC 686	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	25 Jun 2010	AustLII	27
Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Weatherup	[2017] QCA 70; [2018] 1 Qd R 19	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	21 Apr 2017	AustLII	26
Bolton v Stoltenberg	[2018] NSWSC 1518	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Oct 2018	AustLII	23
Goyan v Motyka	[2008] NSWCA 28; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-939	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	12 Mar 2008	AustLII	23
David v Abdishou	[2012] NSWCA 109	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	27 Apr 2012	AustLII	22
Murray v Raynor	[2019] NSWCA 274	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Nov 2019	AustLII	20
Daily Examiner Pty Ltd v Mundine	[2012] NSWCA 195	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	28 Jun 2012	AustLII	16
Skalkos v Assaf (No 2)	[2002] NSWCA 236	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 Jul 2002	AustLII	13
Steutel v Kimple Pty Ltd	[2005] VSCA 312	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	21 Dec 2005	AustLII	12
Webster v Coles Myer Ltd; Thompson v Coles Myer Ltd	[2009] NSWDC 4	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	28 Apr 2009	AustLII	10
Korean Times Pty Ltd v Pak	[2011] NSWCA 365	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Nov 2011	AustLII	8
Khalil v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2018] NSWDC 126	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 May 2018	AustLII	7
Carleton v Australian Broadcasting Corporation	[2002] ACTSC 127; (2002) 172 FLR 398; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-685	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	18 Dec 2002	AustLII	7
Hennessy v Lynch (No 4)	[2008] NSWDC 15	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Feb 2008	AustLII	5
Photi v Target Australia Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWDC 265	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Dec 2007	AustLII	5
Motyka v Gojan	[2007] NSWSC 31	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Feb 2007	AustLII	5
Raynor v Murray	[2019] NSWDC 189	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 May 2019	AustLII	4
R v Gallagher	[2013] NSWSC 1102	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Aug 2013	AustLII	4
Shandil v Sharma	[2010] NSWDC 273	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	8 Dec 2010	AustLII	4
Aktas v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 1261	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Nov 2007	AustLII	4
Chow v Un	[2017] NSWDC 254	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Sep 2017	AustLII	3
Enders v Erbas & Associates Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2013] NSWDC 44	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Apr 2013	AustLII	2
Ray Chesterton v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd	[2010] NSWSC 982	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Sep 2010	AustLII	2
Larach v Urriola	[2009] NSWDC 97	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 May 2009	AustLII	2
Walsh v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2011] NSWDC 42	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Jun 2011	AustLII	1
Bechara v Bonacorso (No 5)	[2010] NSWDC 260	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Nov 2010	AustLII	1
Tropeano v Lauro	[2010] SADC 113	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	27 Aug 2010	AustLII	1
Moumoutzakis v Carpino	[2008] NSWDC 168	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Aug 2008	AustLII	1
Munro v Wheeler (No 3)	[2025] NSWDC 3	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Feb 2025	AustLII
Gan v Zadravic	[2021] NSWDC 533	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Oct 2021	AustLII
Vaa v Barakat	[2017] NSWDC 300	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Nov 2017	AustLII
Giovannetti v New South Wales	[2013] NSWSC 1960	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 Dec 2013	AustLII

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text		Citation Index †
"The NSW Government Discussion Paper on Defamation Law Reform Defamation and Media Law Conference, University of New South Wales, 20 March 2019" [2019] CommsLawB 1	(2019) 38 Communications Law Bulletin 1	Gibson, Judith	Australia	circa 2019	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Constitution
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)	s11, s13, s16, s22

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Goyan v Motyka	[2008] NSWCA 28; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-939	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	12 Mar 2008	AustLII	23
David v Abdishou	[2012] NSWCA 109	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	27 Apr 2012	AustLII	22
Greenlands Ltd v Wilmshurst and the London Association for Protection of Trade	[1913] UKLawRpKQB 145; (1913) 3 KB 507		United Kingdom	21 Jul 1913	CommonLII	22
Murray v Raynor	[2019] NSWCA 274	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Nov 2019	AustLII	20
Barbaro v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd	(1989) 20 NSWLR 493; [1989] Aust Torts Reports 80-264		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1989	LexisNexis AU	20
Daily Examiner Pty Ltd v Mundine	[2012] NSWCA 195	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	28 Jun 2012	AustLII	16
Skalkos v Assaf (No 2)	[2002] NSWCA 236	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 Jul 2002	AustLII	13
Bashford v Information Australia (Newsletters) Pty Ltd	[2001] NSWCA 470	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	12 Dec 2001	AustLII	13
Steutel v Kimple Pty Ltd	[2005] VSCA 312	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	21 Dec 2005	AustLII	12
Webster v Coles Myer Ltd; Thompson v Coles Myer Ltd	[2009] NSWDC 4	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	28 Apr 2009	AustLII	10
Assaf v Skalkos	[2000] NSWSC 418	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 May 2000	AustLII	10
Mourani v Jeldi Manufacturing Pty Ltd	50 ALR 519; (1983) 57 ALJR 825		Australia	circa 2009	LexisNexis AU	10
Korean Times Pty Ltd v Pak	[2011] NSWCA 365	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Nov 2011	AustLII	8
Schulmann v Peters	[1961] ALR 209		Australia	circa 1961	LexisNexis AU	8
Khalil v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2018] NSWDC 126	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 May 2018	AustLII	7
Carleton v Australian Broadcasting Corporation	[2002] ACTSC 127; (2002) 172 FLR 398; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-685	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	18 Dec 2002	AustLII	7
Liquor Marketing Group v Sadler	[2000] NSWCA 161	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Jul 2000	AustLII	6
Brancato v Australian Telecommunications Commission	(1986) 7 NSWLR 30; [1986] Aust Torts Reports 80-066		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1986	LexisNexis AU	6
Hennessy v Lynch (No 4)	[2008] NSWDC 15	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Feb 2008	AustLII	5
Photi v Target Australia Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWDC 265	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Dec 2007	AustLII	5
Motyka v Gojan	[2007] NSWSC 31	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Feb 2007	AustLII	5
Raynor v Murray	[2019] NSWDC 189	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 May 2019	AustLII	4
R v Gallagher	[2013] NSWSC 1102	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Aug 2013	AustLII	4
Shandil v Sharma	[2010] NSWDC 273	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	8 Dec 2010	AustLII	4
Aktas v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 1261	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Nov 2007	AustLII	4
Chow v Un	[2017] NSWDC 254	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Sep 2017	AustLII	3
Enders v Erbas & Associates Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2013] NSWDC 44	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Apr 2013	AustLII	2
Ray Chesterton v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd	[2010] NSWSC 982	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Sep 2010	AustLII	2
Larach v Urriola	[2009] NSWDC 97	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 May 2009	AustLII	2
Assaf v Skalkos	[1999] NSWSC 1332	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Dec 1999	AustLII	2
Walsh v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2011] NSWDC 42	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Jun 2011	AustLII	1
Bechara v Bonacorso (No 5)	[2010] NSWDC 260	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Nov 2010	AustLII	1
Tropeano v Lauro	[2010] SADC 113	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	27 Aug 2010	AustLII	1
Moumoutzakis v Carpino	[2008] NSWDC 168	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Aug 2008	AustLII	1
Munro v Wheeler (No 3)	[2025] NSWDC 3	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Feb 2025	AustLII
Gan v Zadravic	[2021] NSWDC 533	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Oct 2021	AustLII
"The NSW Government Discussion Paper on Defamation Law Reform Defamation and Media Law Conference, University of New South Wales, 20 March 2019" [2019] CommsLawB 1	(2019) 38 Communications Law Bulletin 1	Gibson, Judith	Australia	circa 2019	AustLII
Vaa v Barakat	[2017] NSWDC 300	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Nov 2017	AustLII
Giovannetti v New South Wales	[2013] NSWSC 1960	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 Dec 2013	AustLII

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