Massoud v Radio 2GB Sydney Pty Ltd; Massoud v Fox Sports Australia Ltd; Massoud v Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd; Massoud v Nine Digital Pty Ltd; Massoud v Nationwide News Pty Ltd 4

[2021] NSWDC 336

District Court of New South Wales

Australia - New South Wales

29th July, 2021

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Spencer v McKay	[2023] VCC 2238	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	18 Dec 2023	AustLII
Massoud v Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Massoud v Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd	[2022] NSWCA 150; (2022) 109 NSWLR 468	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Aug 2022	AustLII	32
Lee v Hwang; Hwang v Lee	[2022] NSWDC 182	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 May 2022	AustLII	1
Wang v Qin	[2021] VCC 1906	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	3 Dec 2021	AustLII	1

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)	s60, s91
Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)	s56, s58
Defamation Act 2005 (NSW)	s15, s18, s25, s40
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)	s15, s25, s26, s56

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Burrows v Macpherson & Kelley Lawyers (Sydney) Pty Ltd	[2021] NSWCA 148	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Jul 2021	AustLII	22
v ’ landys v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 3)	[2021] FCA 500	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 May 2021	AustLII	12
Palmer v McGowan	[2021] FCA 430	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Apr 2021	AustLII	10
Agustin-Bunch v Smith	[2021] VSC 158	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	12 Apr 2021	AustLII	3
Hutley v Cosco	[2021] NSWCA 17; 104 NSWLR 421	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 Feb 2021	AustLII	5
De Kauwe v Cohen	[2021] WASC 25	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	8 Feb 2021	AustLII	3
Stead v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2021] FCA 15; (2021) 387 ALR 123	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Jan 2021	AustLII	31
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	11
Green v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2020] WASC 250	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	3 Jul 2020	AustLII	4
Mohareb v Booth	[2020] NSWCA 49	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	27 Mar 2020	AustLII	11
Hanson-Young v Leyonhjelm (No 4)	[2019] FCA 1981	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Nov 2019	AustLII	16
Wagner v Nine Network Australia	[2019] QSC 284	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	22 Nov 2019	AustLII	24
Bellino v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd	[2019] FCA 1380	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Aug 2019	AustLII	2
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Gayle	[2019] NSWCA 172; 372 ALR 287; (2019) 100 NSWLR 155	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Jul 2019	AustLII	15
O ’ Neill v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2019] NSWSC 655	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Jul 2019	AustLII	6
Rush v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 7)	[2019] FCA 496	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Apr 2019	AustLII	74
Stocker v Stocker	[2019] UKSC 17; [2020] AC 593; [2019] 3 All ER 647; [2019] 2 WLR 1033	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	3 Apr 2019	BAILII	119
Chau v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2019] FCA 185	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Feb 2019	AustLII	35
Cummings v Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd	[2018] NSWCA 325; 366 ALR 727; (2018) 99 NSWLR 173	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	17 Dec 2018	AustLII	21
Gayle v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2018] NSWSC 1838	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Nov 2018	AustLII	12
Bauer Media Pty Ltd v Wilson (No 2)	[2018] VSCA 154; (2018) 56 VR 674; (2018) 361 ALR 642	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	14 Jun 2018	AustLII	75
Charan v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2018] VSC 3	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	25 Jan 2018	AustLII	20
Farrow v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2017] NSWCA 246; (2017) 95 NSWLR 612	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	28 Sep 2017	AustLII	31
Pearse v Viva Energy Refining Pty Ltd	[2017] FWC 3817	Fair Work Commission	Australia	20 Jul 2017	AustLII	2
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Social-Lites Pty Ltd	[2017] FCA 398	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 May 2017	AustLII	2
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	20
Zoef v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2016] NSWCA 283; (2016) 92 NSWLR 570	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Oct 2016	AustLII	34
Cornwell v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd	[2016] NSWCA 255	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	7 Sep 2016	AustLII	13
Abou-Lokmeh v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd	[2016] NSWCA 228	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	25 Aug 2016	AustLII	28
Dank v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2016] NSWSC 295	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Mar 2016	AustLII	16
Giani v Queensland Television Ltd	[2015] QDC 286	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	18 Nov 2015	AustLII	3
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Zeccola	[2015] NSWCA 329; (2015) 91 NSWLR 341	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 Oct 2015	AustLII	40
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	117
Flegg v Hallett	[2015] QSC 167; [2015] ATR 82-231	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	circa 2015	AustLII	12
Holt v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2014] NSWCA 90; (2014) 86 NSWLR 96	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	31 Mar 2014	AustLII	41
Pedavoli v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2014] NSWSC 1476	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 2014	AustLII	1
Oyston v St Patrick's College	[2013] NSWCA 135	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	27 May 2013	AustLII	6
Brown v Maurice Blackburn Cashman	[2013] VSCA 122; (2013) 45 VR 22; (2013) 65 AILR 250-043; [2013] Aust Torts Reports 82-133	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 May 2013	AustLII	23
Barrow v Bolt	[2013] VSC 226	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	6 May 2013	AustLII	13
Tauaifaga v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2013] NSWSC 8	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	25 Jan 2013	AustLII	8
Cornes v The Ten Group Pty Ltd	[2012] SASCFC 99	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	24 Aug 2012	AustLII	16
Holt v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2012] NSWSC 770	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Jul 2012	AustLII	8
Gacic v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd	[2011] NSWCA 362	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 Nov 2011	AustLII	8
Eatock v Bolt	[2011] FCA 1103; (2011) 197 FCR 261; (2011) 283 ALR 505	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Sep 2011	AustLII	80
Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd	[2011] EWHC 1884	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2011	BAILII	2
Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd v Mahommed	[2010] NSWCA 335; (2010) 278 ALR 232; [2010] ATR 82-075	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	7 Dec 2010	AustLII	91
Pingel v Toowoomba Newspapers Pty Ltd	[2010] QCA 175	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	16 Jul 2010	AustLII	65
Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University	[2009] HCA 27; (2009) 239 CLR 175; (2009) 258 ALR 14; (2009) 83 ALJR 951	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Aug 2009	AustLII	4023
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
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
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
Li v Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd	[2007] VSC 109; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-887; [2007] ATR 81-887	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	20 Apr 2007	AustLII	33
Llewellyn v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd	[2006] FCA 836; (2006) 154 FCR 293; 233 ALR 88; 96 ALD 300	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jun 2006	AustLII	47
"Problems with fact-finding"	(2006) 80 Australian Law Journal 667	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2006	Legal Online	23
Craftsman Homes Australia Pty Ltd v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[2006] NSWSC 519	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 2006	AustLII	6
Ainsworth v Burden	[2005] NSWCA 174	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Jun 2005	AustLII	110
Jones v Sutton (No 2)	[2005] NSWCA 203	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Jun 2005	AustLII	51
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Obeid	[2005] NSWCA 60; (2005) 64 NSWLR 485	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	14 Mar 2005	AustLII	40
Ager v Canjex Publishing Ltd	(2005) 259 DLR (4th) 77		Canada	circa 2005		1
Nail v News Group Newspapers Ltd	[2004] EWCA Civ 1708; [2005] 1 All ER 1040; [2004] All ER (D) 326; [2005] EMLR 12	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	20 Dec 2004	BAILII	28
Coleman v Power	[2004] HCA 39; (2004) 220 CLR 1; (2004) 209 ALR 182; (2004) 78 ALJR 1166	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Sep 2004	AustLII	533
Cooper-Flynn v RTE	[2004] IESC 27; [2004] 2 IR 72	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	28 Apr 2004	BAILII	19
Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd v Brand	[2004] NSWCA 58; (2004) 62 IPR 184; [2004] ATPR 46-248; [2004] Aust Contract Reports 90-196; [2004] ATPR (Digest) 46-248	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 Mar 2004	AustLII	105
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	156
John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Rivkin	[2003] HCA 50; (2003) 201 ALR 77; (2003) 77 ALJR 1657; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-711	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Sep 2003	AustLII	202
Hill v Westfield	[2003] NSWSC 437	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Jun 2003	AustLII	6
Fox v Percy	[2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118; (2003) 197 ALR 201; (2003) 77 ALJR 989; (2003) 38 MVR 1; (2003) 24 Leg Rep 2; (2003) 197 AR 201	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2003	AustLII	5047
Customs and Excise Commissioners v A	[2002] EWCA Civ 1039; [2003] Fam 55; [2003] 2 All ER 736; [2003] 2 WLR 210; [2003] Fam Law 85	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	22 Jul 2002	BAILII	66
Marsden v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd	[2001] NSWSC 520	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	25 Jun 2001	AustLII	3
O ’ Hagan v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[2001] NSWCA 302; (2001) 53 NSWLR 89	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	circa 2001	AustLII	29
Burstein v Times Newspapers Ltd	[2000] EWCA Civ 338; [2000] 2 All ER 2384; [2001] 1 WLR 579; [2000] All ER (D) 2384; [2001] EMLR 14	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	20 Dec 2000	BAILII	136
State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in liq)	[1999] HCA 3; (1999) 160 ALR 588; (1999) 73 ALJR 306; (1999) 2 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Feb 1999	AustLII	1141
R v Ireland	[1997] 1 All ER 112		United Kingdom	circa 1997	LexisNexis	3
Watson v Foxman	[1995] NSWCA 497; (1995) 49 NSWLR 315	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Jan 1995	AustLII	1066
Humphries v TWT Ltd	[1993] FCA 577; (1993) 120 ALR 693; [1993] Aust Torts Reports 81-251	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Dec 1993	AustLII	34
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	497
Humphries v TWT Ltd	[1993] ACTSC 24; 113 FLR 402	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	circa 1993	AustLII	2
Abalos v Australian Postal Commission	[1990] HCA 47; (1990) 171 CLR 167; 96 ALR 354; (1990) 65 ALJR 11; [1990] Aust Torts Reports 81-049	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Nov 1990	AustLII	1297
Pamplin v Express Newspapers Ltd (No 2)	[1988] 1 All ER 282; [1988] 1 WLR 116		United Kingdom	circa 1988	LexisNexis	102
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Comalco Ltd	[1986] FCA 300; (1986) 12 FCR 510; (1986) 68 ALR 259; [1986] Aust Torts Reports 80-056	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Sep 1986	AustLII	103
Briginshaw v Briginshaw	[1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] ALR 334; 12 ALJR 100	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Oct 1982	AustLII	10253
Mirror Newspapers Ltd v Harrison	[1982] HCA 50; (1982) 149 CLR 293; (1982) 42 ALR 487; (1982) 56 ALJR 808	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Sep 1982	AustLII	336
Goldsmith v Sperrings Ltd	[1977] 2 All ER 566; [1977] 1 WLR 478		United Kingdom	circa 1977	LexisNexis	305
Calderbank v Calderbank	[1976] Fam 93; [1975] 3 All ER 333; [1975] 3 WLR 586; [1976] Fam Law 93; [1975] FLRRep 113		United Kingdom	circa 1976		2237
Greater Wollongong City Council v Dunn	[1973] 1 NSWLR 36; (1973) 28 LGRA 113		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1973	LexisNexis AU	144
Rochfort v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	[1972] 1 NSWLR 16		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1972	LexisNexis AU	119
O ’ Shaughnessy v Mirror Newspapers Ltd	[1970] HCA 52; (1970) 125 CLR 166; (1970) 45 ALJR 59	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Dec 1970	AustLII	33
Barton v Armstrong	[1969] 2 NSWR 451		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1969		35
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
Plato Films Ltd v Speidel	[1961] AC 1090; [1961] 1 All ER 876; [1961] 2 WLR 470		United Kingdom	circa 1961	LexisNexis / Westlaw	254
Triggell v Pheeney	[1951] HCA 23; (1951) 82 CLR 497; [1951] ALR 453	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 May 1951	AustLII	279
Howden v Truth & Sportsman Ltd	[1937] HCA 74; (1937) 58 CLR 416; [1938] ALR 208	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Dec 1937	AustLII	83
Hobbs v Tinling	[1929] 2 KB 1; 45 TLR 328		United Kingdom	circa 1929	LexisNexis / Westlaw	135
Sutherland v Stopes	[1925] AC 47; [1924] All ER 19		United Kingdom	circa 1925	LexisNexis / Westlaw	114
Maisel v Financial Times Ltd	[1915] 3 KB 336; [1914-15] All ER 671; (1915) 84 LJKB 2145; (1915) 31 TLR 192; (1915) 112 LT 953		United Kingdom	circa 1915	LexisNexis / Westlaw	56
Clarke v Norton	[1910] ArgusLawRp 97; [1910] VicLawRp 78; [1910] VLR 494; 16 ALR 544; 32 ALT 109	Argus Law Reports	Australia	7 Nov 1910	AustLII	45
Tuberville v Savage	[1669] EWHC J25	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 1669	BAILII	2

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