Whittington v Newman 1

[2025] NSWSC 275

Supreme Court of New South Wales

Australia - New South Wales

26th March, 2025

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction †	Date	Full Text		Citation Index
Chompuchan v Srimongkol	[2025] NSWDC 161	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Apr 2025	AustLII

Legislation Cited

s161, s162

Legislation Name	Provision
Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)	s60, s98
Defamation Act 2005 (NSW)
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)
Defamation Amendment Act 2020 (NSW)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction †	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
Robertson v Fink	[1906] ArgusLawRp 90; (1906) 12 ALR 355		Australia	28 Jun 1906	AustLII	142
Greenwich v Latham	[2024] FCA 1050	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Sep 2024	AustLII	9
Tribe v Simmons	[2021] FCA 930	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Aug 2021	AustLII	4
Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Rush	[2020] FCAFC 115; (2020) 380 ALR 432	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Jul 2020	AustLII	53
Szymczak v Balijepalli (No 2)	[2019] FCA 1093	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Jun 2019	AustLII	4
Rush v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 7)	[2019] FCA 496	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Apr 2019	AustLII	80
Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2015] FCA 652; (2015) 237 FCR 33; (2015) 332 ALR 257	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jun 2015	AustLII	124
New South Wales v Ibbett	[2006] HCA 57; (2006) 229 CLR 638; (2006) 231 ALR 485; (2006) 81 ALJR 427	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 2006	AustLII	195
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	221
Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick	(2002) 210 CLR 575; [2002] HCA 56	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2002	Legal Online / Westlaw	351
Palmer Bruyn & Parker Pty Ltd v Parsons	[2001] HCA 69; 208 CLR 388; (2001) 185 ALR 280; (2001) 76 ALJR 163; [2002] Aust Torts Reports 81-630; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 9	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2001	AustLII	228
Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2)	[1995] FCA 350; (1995) 57 FCR 119; (1995) 135 ALR 160	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1995	AustLII	521
Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	[1993] HCA 31; (1993) 178 CLR 44; (1993) 113 ALR 577; (1993) 67 ALJR 634; [1993] Aust Torts Reports 81-227	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Jun 1993	AustLII	508
Coyne v Citizen Finance Ltd	[1991] HCA 10; (1991) 172 CLR 211; (1991) 99 ALR 252; 65 ALJR 314; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-094	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Apr 1991	AustLII	160
[1991] Hca 3	[1991] HCA 3	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1991	AustLII	74
MBP (SA) Pty Ltd v Gogic	(1991) 171 CLR 657; [1991] HCA 3	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1991	Legal Online / Westlaw	317
Lamb v Cotogno	[1987] HCA 47; (1987) 164 CLR 1; (1987) 74 ALR 188; (1987) 61 ALJR 549; (1987) 5 MVR 449; [1987] Aust Torts Reports 80-124	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Oct 1987	AustLII	505
Reader's Digest Services Pty Ltd v Lamb	[1982] HCA 4; (1982) 150 CLR 500; 38 ALR 417; 56 ALJR 214	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Feb 1982	AustLII	215
Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd	[1966] HCA 40; (1966) 117 CLR 118; [1967] ALR 25; (1966) 40 ALJR 124	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Jun 1966	AustLII	670
Triggell v Pheeney	[1951] HCA 23; (1951) 82 CLR 497; [1951] ALR 453	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 May 1951	AustLII	290
Herald & Weekly Times Ltd v McGregor	[1928] HCA 36; (1928) 41 CLR 254; [1928] ALR 377	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Nov 1928	AustLII	124
Chompuchan v Srimongkol	[2025] NSWDC 161	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Apr 2025	AustLII
Whittington v Newman	[2024] NSWCA 27	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Feb 2024	AustLII	5
Beau Timothy John Hartnett trading as Hartnett Lawyers v Anthony Robert Bell as Executor of the Estate of the late Mabel Dawn Deakin-Bell (No 2)	[2023] NSWCA 311; (2023) 113 NSWLR 381	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	15 Dec 2023	AustLII	7
Eppinga v Kalil	[2023] NSWCA 287	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	1 Dec 2023	AustLII	3
Ahern v Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd (No 2)	[2022] NSWCA 39	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Mar 2022	AustLII	43
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	24
Doe v Dowling	[2019] NSWSC 1222	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 Sep 2019	AustLII	5
Kegran Pty Ltd v Warrik Pty Ltd	[2018] NSWSC 1357; (2018) 19 BPR 38,665	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 Sep 2018	AustLII	3
Zaia v Eshow	[2017] NSWSC 1540	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Nov 2017	AustLII	16
James v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd	[2017] NSWCA 84	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	26 Apr 2017	AustLII	26
Carolan v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 7)	[2017] NSWSC 351	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 Apr 2017	AustLII	22
Al Muderis v Duncan	[2016] NSWSC 1726	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Dec 2016	AustLII	8
Bechara (t/as Bechara and Co) v Bates	[2016] NSWCA 294	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	1 Nov 2016	AustLII	106
Kostov v Zhang (No 2)	[2016] NSWCA 279	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	14 Oct 2016	AustLII	48
Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Goater	[2016] NSWSC 216	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Mar 2016	AustLII	2
eInduct Systems Pty Ltd v 3D Safety Services Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2015] NSWCA 422	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 Dec 2015	AustLII	42
Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd (No 3)	[2015] NSWCA 121	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	26 Jun 2015	AustLII	107
Short v Crawley (No 45)	[2013] NSWSC 1541	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Oct 2013	AustLII	43
Osborne v Boral Resources (NSW) Pty Ltd	[2012] NSWCA 155	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 May 2012	AustLII	5
Bristow v Adams	[2012] NSWCA 166	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 May 2012	AustLII	80
Hamod v New South Wales	[2011] NSWCA 375	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Dec 2011	AustLII	703
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
New South Wales v Radford	[2010] NSWCA 276; (2010) 79 NSWLR 327	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	28 Oct 2010	AustLII	69
Ryan v Premachandran	[2009] NSWSC 1186	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Nov 2009	AustLII	16
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	125
Harrison v Schipp	[2002] NSWCA 213; (2002) 54 NSWLR 738	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	3 Jul 2002	AustLII	527
Harrison v Schipp	(2002) 54 NSWLR 734		Australia - New South Wales	circa 2002	LexisNexis AU	19
Crampton v Nugawela	[1996] NSWSC 651; (1996) 41 NSWLR 176; [1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-416	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Dec 1996	AustLII	166
Metropolitan Meat Industry Board v Williams	(1991) 24 NSWLR 54; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-137		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1991	LexisNexis AU	26
Waterhouse v Broadcasting Station 2GB Pty Ltd	(1985) 1 NSWLR 58; [1985] Aust Torts Reports 80-728		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1985	LexisNexis AU	136
Peros v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 3)	[2024] QSC 192	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	23 Oct 2024	AustLII	7
O ’ Reilly v Edgar	[2019] QSC 24	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	22 Feb 2019	AustLII	10
Hoser v Pelley [No 3]	[2023] VSCA 257	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	1 Nov 2023	AustLII	2
Belbin v Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation	[2012] VSC 535	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	9 Nov 2012	AustLII	54
Herald & Weekly Times Ltd v Popovic	[2003] VSCA 161; (2003) 9 VR 1	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	21 Nov 2003	AustLII	159
Sims v Jooste (No 2)	[2016] WASCA 83	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	20 May 2016	AustLII	48
Sutcliffe v Pressdram Ltd (Private Eye/Yorkshire Ripper Defamation case)	[1991] 1 QB 153; [1990] 1 All ER 269; [1990] 2 WLR 271		United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	87
Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome	[1972] UKHL 3; [1972] AC 1027; [1972] 1 All ER 801; [1972] 2 WLR 645	House of Lords	United Kingdom	23 Feb 1972	BAILII	966
Lewis v Daily Telegraph Ltd	[1963] 1 QB 340; [1964] AC 234; [1963] 2 All ER 151; [1963] 2 WLR 1063		United Kingdom	circa 1963	LexisNexis / Westlaw	845
Ley v Hamilton	(1935) 153 LT 384; (1935) 79 Sol Jo 573		United Kingdom	circa 1935		96
Ratcliffe v Evans	[1892] UKLawRpKQB 131; [1892] 2 QB 524; 61 LJQB 535; 66 LT 794		United Kingdom	28 May 1892	CommonLII	432

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