Douglas v McLernon (No 4) 7

[2016] WASC 320

Supreme Court of Western Australia

Australia - Western Australia

21st December, 2016

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Billis v McLernon [No 3]	[2022] WASC 38	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	9 Feb 2022	AustLII
Roberts v Manning (No 2)	[2020] NSWDC 525	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Sep 2020	AustLII
Clarke v Larard	[2018] QDC 247	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	4 Dec 2018	AustLII
Fraser v Business News Group Pty Ltd	[2018] VSC 196	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	3 May 2018	AustLII	5
Stokes v Ragless	[2017] SASC 159	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	10 Nov 2017	AustLII	4

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
"#Trending: The Rise of Social Media and the Challenges for Australia's Defamation Law" [2018] CommsLawB 16	(2018) 37 (2) Communications Law Bulletin 19	Bristow, Penelope	Australia	circa 2018	AustLII
"Small Defamation Claims In Small Claims Jurisdictions: Worth Considering For The Sake Of Proportionality?"	(2018) 41 University of New South Wales Law Journal 1222	Gould, Kim	Australia	circa 2018	AustLII	1

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)	s206B
Defamation Act 2005 (NSW)	s8, s14, s31, s34, s35, s37, s39
Defamation Act 2005 (WA)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Douglas v McLernon (No 3)	[2016] WASC 319	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	22 Jun 2016	AustLII	5
Sims v Jooste (No 2)	[2016] WASCA 83	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	20 May 2016	AustLII	46
Kingsfield Holdings Pty Ltd v Rutherford	[2016] WASC 117	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	11 Apr 2016	AustLII	21
Marsh v Baxter [No 2]	[2016] WASCA 51	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	22 Mar 2016	AustLII	23
Duffy v Google Inc	[2015] SASC 170; (2015) 125 SASR 437	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	27 Oct 2015	AustLII	47
Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2015] FCA 750; (2015) 237 FCR 127	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Jul 2015	AustLII	92
Sierocki v Klerck (No 2)	[2015] QSC 92	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	17 Apr 2015	AustLII	18
Shea v News Ltd	[2015] WASC 1	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	5 Jan 2015	AustLII	5
Polias v Ryall	[2014] NSWSC 1692	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	28 Nov 2014	AustLII	22
Graham v Powell (No 4)	[2014] NSWSC 1319	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Sep 2014	AustLII	13
Moran v Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd	[2014] WASC 334	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	18 Sep 2014	AustLII	13
Dank v Whittaker (No 4)	[2014] NSWSC 732	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 Jun 2014	AustLII	11
Matich v McLernon	[2013] WASC 127	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	17 Apr 2013	AustLII	2
Billis v McLernon	[2013] WASC 128	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	17 Apr 2013	AustLII	3
Douglas v Purpose Marketing Group Pty Ltd	[2013] WASC 125	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	17 Apr 2013	AustLII	3
Douglas v McLernon	[2013] WASC 126	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	17 Apr 2013	AustLII	4
Kenyon v Sabatino	[2013] WASC 76	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Mar 2013	AustLII	9
Trkulja v Google (No 5)	[2012] VSC 533	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	12 Nov 2012	AustLII	49
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New South Wales v Davies	[2011] NSWSC 1445	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Nov 2011	AustLII	18
Higgins v Sinclair (No 2)	[2011] NSWSC 238	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Mar 2011	AustLII	2
Higgins v Sinclair	[2011] NSWSC 163	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Mar 2011	AustLII	22
Donyette Pty Ltd v Toplodge Nominees Pty Ltd	[2010] WASC 388	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	17 Dec 2010	AustLII	4
Swansdale Pty Ltd v Whitcrest Pty Ltd	[2010] WASCA 129	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	8 Jul 2010	AustLII	146
French v Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2010] VSC 155; (2010) 27 VR 171	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	27 Apr 2010	AustLII	14
Metropolitan International Schools Ltd t/as Skills Train and/or Train2Game v Designtechnica Corporation t/as Digital Trends	[2009] EWHC 1765 (QB); [2009] EWHC QB 1765; [2010] 3 All ER 548; [2009] All ER (D) 263	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	16 Jul 2009	BAILII	19
Buckley v Herald & Weekly Times Pty Ltd	[2009] VSCA 118; (2009) 24 VR 129	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	29 May 2009	AustLII	19
Farrell v Allregal Enterprises Pty Ltd [No 2]	[2009] WASC 65	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	23 Mar 2009	AustLII	5
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	120
Davis v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 693	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Jul 2008	AustLII	31
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O ’ Neill	[2006] HCA 46; (2006) 227 CLR 57; (2006) 229 ALR 457; (2006) 80 ALJR 1672; (2006) 8 CA 46	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Sep 2006	AustLII	1941
Roberts v Bass	[2002] HCA 57; (2002) 212 CLR 1; (2003) 194 ALR 161; (2002) 77 ALJR 292; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-683	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 2002	AustLII	344
Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick	[2002] HCA 56	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Dec 2002	AustLII	182
Schellenberg v Tunnel Holdings Pty Ltd	[2000] HCA 18; (2000) 200 CLR 121; (2000) 170 ALR 594; (2000) 74 ALJR 743; [2000] Aust Torts Reports 81-553; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 18	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Apr 2000	AustLII	319
Cachia v Hanes	[1994] HCA 14; (1994) 179 CLR 403; (1994) 120 ALR 385; (1994) 68 ALJR 374	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1994	AustLII	892
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	498
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	132
Mirror Newspapers Ltd v Fitzpatrick	[1984] 1 NSWLR 643; [1984] Aust Torts Reports 80-655		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1984	LexisNexis AU	62
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	210
Illawarra Meat Co Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Land Tax (NSW)	(1979) 9 ATR 734; [1979] 1 NSWLR 188		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1979	Legal Online / Westlaw	81
Fullam v Newcastle Chronicle	[1977] 1 WLR 651		United Kingdom	circa 1977	LexisNexis / Westlaw	40
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	970
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	848
Jones v Dunkel	[1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] ALR 367; 32 ALJR 395; (1959) 18 CA 8	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Mar 1959	AustLII	7870
Ley v Hamilton	(1935) 153 LT 384; (1935) 79 Sol Jo 573		United Kingdom	circa 1935		94
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	121
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