(Supreme Court of New South Wales) Defamation – Damages – Aggravated and general damages – Economic loss with respect to professional standing – Principles relevant to assessment of damages for defamation – Relationship to damages for serious personal injury
When considering the likelihood of repetition of a libel once published, the court spoke of ‘the grapevine effect’.
Judges:
Mahoney ACJ, Handley JA, Giles AJA
Citations:
[1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-416, (1996) 41 NSWLR 176, [1996] NSWSC 651
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Cited by:
Cited – Cairns v Modi CA 31-Oct-2012
Three appeals against the levels of damages awards were heard together, and the court considered the principles to be applied.
Held: In assessing compensation following a libel, the essential question was how much loss and damage did the . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Commonwealth, Defamation, Damages
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.465884