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Mizikovsky v Queensland Television Ltd [2011] QSC 205
JUDGE(S):
Boddice J
DELIVERED ON:
21 July 2011
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Editorial Notes
Published Case Name:
Mizikovsky v Queensland Television Ltd & Ors
Shortened Case Name:
Mizikovsky v Queensland Television Ltd
MNC:
[2011] QSC 205
Court:
QSC
Judge(s):
Boddice J
Date:
21 Jul 2011
White Star Case:
Yes
Litigation History
Event
Citation or File
Date
Notes
Primary Judgment
[2011] QSC 205
21 Jul 2011
The plaintiff claimed he was defamed in an edition of the television programme “A Current Affair”. He applied to have the matter tried without a jury. Application dismissed: Boddice J.
Primary Judgment
[2011] QSC 375
09 Dec 2011
The plaintiff sued the defendants for defamation said to arise from a television broadcast. A trial took place before a jury. The jury found that some of the imputations said to have been conveyed were in fact conveyed and defamatory, but found that the defence of contextual truth, s 26 of the Defamation Act 2005 (Qld), was established. Judgment for the defendants with reasons given for various rulings made by the trial judge: Dalton J.
Primary Judgment
[2013] QSC 132
29 May 2013
After judgement and the appeal, the plaintiff applied to have the Trial Judge deliver a decision and reasons on qualified privilege. The application was refused on the basis that the judge was functus officio: Dalton J
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2013] QCA 68 [2014] 1 Qd R 197
02 Apr 2013
The appellant contended that the trial miscarried, that the judgment in favour of the respondents should be set aside, and that there should be a new trial or a new trial as to damages only. The appellant has appealed against an indemnity costs order made in the respondents’ favour. Substantive appeal dismissed. Cost appeal allowed: Holmes JA, Fraser JA, Fryberg J.
Special Leave Refused (HCA)
File Number: B22/13 [2014] HCATrans 21
14 Feb 2014
Special leave refused: Crennan J and Keane J.
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined - Special Leave Refused (HCA)
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