Webster v Coles Myer Ltd; Thompson v Coles Myer Ltd 10

[2009] NSWDC 4

District Court of New South Wales

Australia - New South Wales

28th April, 2009

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Higgins v Sinclair	[2011] NSWSC 163	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Mar 2011	AustLII	22
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
LVMH Watch & Jewellery Australia Pty Ltd v Lassanah	[2011] NSWCA 370	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	28 Nov 2011	AustLII	16
Coles Myer Ltd v Webster; Coles Myer Ltd v Thompson	[2009] NSWCA 299; [2009] Aust Torts Reports 82-033	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	8 Oct 2009	AustLII	13
Lassanah v New South Wales (No 3)	[2010] NSWDC 241	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Sep 2010	AustLII	6
Shandil v Sharma	[2010] NSWDC 273	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	8 Dec 2010	AustLII	4
Bechara v Bonacorso (No 2)	[2010] NSWDC 42	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Mar 2010	AustLII	2
Hockings v Lynch & Adams	[2022] QDC 127	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	6 Jun 2022	AustLII
Jones v Conron	[2012] TASMC 1	Magistrates Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	9 Jan 2012	AustLII
Webster v Coles Myer Ltd; Thompson v Coles Myer Ltd (No 3)	[2009] NSWDC 162	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Jun 2009	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
CRIMES ACT (Cth)
Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)	s7A, s22
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW)
Defamation Act 1974 (NSW)	s7A, s9, s21, s22, s47, s48A

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Producers and Citizens Co-operative Assurance Co of Australia Ltd	[1931] HCA 53; (1931) 46 CLR 41; 38 ALR 73	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 1931	AustLII	284
Morgan v Odhams Press Ltd	[1971] 2 All ER 1156; [1971] 1 WLR 1239		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis	259
Ruddock v Taylor	[2005] HCA 48; (2005) 222 CLR 612; 221 ALR 32; (2005) 79 ALJR 1534; 87 ALD 264	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2005	AustLII	248
Webb v Bloch	[1928] HCA 50; (1928) 41 CLR 331; (1928) 2 ALJR 282	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Nov 1928	AustLII	234
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	220
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	215
Bashford v Information Australia (Newsletters) Pty Ltd	[2004] HCA 5; (2004) 218 CLR 366; 204 ALR 193; 78 ALJR 346; [2004] Aust Torts Reports 81-727	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2004	AustLII	197
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	187
Williams v Milotin	[1957] HCA 83; (1957) 97 CLR 465; [1957] ALR 1145; 31 ALJR 820	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Nov 1957	AustLII	157
Steele v Mirror Newspapers Ltd	[1974] 2 NSWLR 348		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1974	LexisNexis AU	155
Ruddock v Taylor	[2003] NSWCA 262; (2003) 58 NSWLR 269	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Sep 2003	AustLII	147
New South Wales v Riley	[2003] NSWCA 208; (2003) 57 NSWLR 496	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	1 Aug 2003	AustLII	144
Martin v Watson	[1996] AC 74; [1995] 3 All ER 559; [1995] 3 WLR 318		United Kingdom	circa 1996	LexisNexis / Westlaw	129
E Hulton & Co v Jones	[1909] UKLawRpAC 57; [1909] UKLawRpKQB 110; [1910] AC 20; (1909) 2 QB 444; [1909] 2 KB 444; [1908-10] All ER 29; 26 TLR 128		United Kingdom	26 May 1909	CommonLII	123
Turner v Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Ltd	[1950] 1 All ER 449		United Kingdom	circa 1950	LexisNexis	119
New South Wales v Ibbett	[2005] NSWCA 445; (2005) 65 NSWLR 168	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Dec 2005	AustLII	117
Ainsworth v Burden	[2005] NSWCA 174	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Jun 2005	AustLII	110
Watson v Marshall and Cade	[1971] HCA 33; (1971) 124 CLR 621; [1972] ALR 83; 45 ALJR 449	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Aug 1971	AustLII	107
Guise v Kouvelis	[1947] HCA 13; (1947) 74 CLR 102	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 May 1947	AustLII	107
Myer Stores Ltd v Soo	[1991] VicRp 97; [1991] 2 VR 597; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-077		Australia - Victoria	13 Nov 1990	AustLII	102
Lee v Wilson	[1934] HCA 60; (1934) 51 CLR 276; [1935] ALR 51	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Dec 1934	AustLII	96
Allen v Tobias	[1958] HCA 13; (1958) 98 CLR 367; (1958) 5 LGRA 28; (1958) 65 ALR (CN) 1058; 32 ALJR 32	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Apr 1958	AustLII	90
Wheatley v Bell	(1982) 2 NSWLR 544; 1A IPR 613		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1982	LexisNexis AU	79
Calwell v Ipec Australia Ltd	[1975] HCA 47; (1975) 135 CLR 321; (1975) 7 ALR 553; 50 ALJR 152	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Oct 1975	AustLII	79
McHale v Watson	[1964] HCA 64; (1964) 111 CLR 384; [1965] ALR 788; (1964) 38 ALJR 267	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Oct 1964	AustLII	76
Katsilis v Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd	(1977) 18 ALR 181; (1977) 52 ALJR 189		Australia	circa 1977	LexisNexis AU	73
New South Wales v Delly	[2007] NSWCA 303; (2007) 70 NSWLR 125; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-920; (2007) 177 A Crim R 538	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Nov 2007	AustLII	71
Zorom Enterprises Pty Ltd v Zabow	[2007] NSWCA 106; (2007) 71 NSWLR 354	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	circa 2007	AustLII	64
Vignoli v Sydney Harbour Casino	[1999] NSWSC 1113; [2000] Aust Torts Reports 81-541	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 Nov 1999	AustLII	61
Rabay v Bristow	[2005] NSWCA 199	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	15 Jun 2005	AustLII	58
Hayward v Thompson	[1982] QB 47; [1981] 3 All ER 450; [1981] 3 WLR 470		United Kingdom	circa 1982	LexisNexis / Westlaw	58
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
Citizens' Life Assurance Co v Brown	[1904] UKLawRpAC 20; [1904] AC 423		United Kingdom	6 May 1904	CommonLII	47
Clark v New South Wales	[2006] NSWSC 673; (2006) 66 NSWLR 640	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Jun 2006	AustLII	43
Bonette v Woolworths Ltd	[1937] NSWStRp 15; (1937) 37 SR (NSW) 142; 54 WN (NSW) 57	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Apr 1937	AustLII	40
Skalkos v Assaf	[2002] NSWCA 14; [2002] Aust Torts Reports 81-644; [2003] ATPR 46,238	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Feb 2002	AustLII	39
Komba v Peke	[1994] PNGLR 572		Papua New Guinea	circa 1994	PacLII	36
Fraser v Holmes	[2009] NSWCA 36; (2009) 253 ALR 538; [2009] Aust Torts Reports 82-000	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	5 Mar 2009	AustLII	35
Gross v Weston	[2007] NSWCA 1; (2007) 69 NSWLR 279	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	8 Jan 2007	AustLII	34
David Syme & Co Ltd v Lloyd	[1984] 3 NSWLR 346; [1984] Aust Torts Reports 80-676		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1984	LexisNexis AU	33
Lindholdt v Hyer	[2008] NSWCA 264; (2008) 251 ALR 514; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-976	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 Oct 2008	AustLII	32
Aktas v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd	[2009] NSWCA 9	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	9 Feb 2009	AustLII	31
Stanley v Powell	[1890] UKLawRpKQB 153; [1891] 1 QB 86		United Kingdom	4 Nov 1890	CommonLII	31
Davidson v Chief Constable of North Wales	[1994] 2 All ER 597		United Kingdom	circa 1994	LexisNexis	30
Platt v Nutt	(1988) 12 NSWLR 231; [1988] Aust Torts Reports 80-164		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1988	LexisNexis AU	29
Nixon v Slater & Gordon	[2000] FCA 531; (2000) 175 ALR 15; [2000] Aust Torts Reports 81-565; [2000] ATPR 41-765	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Apr 2000	AustLII	28
McKenzie v Mergen Holdings Pty Ltd	(1990) 20 NSWLR 42; [1990] Aust Torts Reports 81-041		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1990	LexisNexis AU	28
Baltinos v Foreign Language Publications Pty Ltd	(1986) 6 NSWLR 85		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1986	LexisNexis AU	25
Symes v Mahon	[1922] SAStRp 57; [1922] SASR 447		Australia - South Australia	12 Dec 1922	AustLII	23
Warner, Appellant, Riddiford, Respondent	[1858] EngR 358; (1858) 4 CBNS 180; 140 ER 1052	Court of Common Pleas	United Kingdom	circa 1858	CommonLII	23
Higgins v Sinclair	[2011] NSWSC 163	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Mar 2011	AustLII	22
Noye v Robbins; Noye v Crimmins	[2007] WASC 98	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	30 Apr 2007	AustLII	21
Austin v Dowling	[1870] UKLawRpCP 53; (1870) 5 CP 534; 39 LJCP 260		United Kingdom	28 Jun 1870	CommonLII	21
Goff v The Great northern Railway Co	[1861] EngR 316; 3 E & E 672; 30 LJQB 148; 121 ER 594; 3 LT 850	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1861	CommonLII	19
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
Hutchins v Maughan	[1946] VicLawRp 63; [1947] VLR 131; [1947] ALR 201		Australia - Victoria	23 Oct 1946	AustLII	18
Donald v McKeown	[2004] NSWCA 285	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	25 Aug 2004	AustLII	17
Davies on the Demise of Povey v Doe	[1746] EngR 121; 96 ER 525; (1746-1779) 2 Black W 892	Kings Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1746	CommonLII	17
LVMH Watch & Jewellery Australia Pty Ltd v Lassanah	[2011] NSWCA 370	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	28 Nov 2011	AustLII	16
Ryan v Ann Street Holdings Pty Ltd	[2006] QCA 217; [2006] 2 Qd R 486	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	16 Jun 2006	AustLII	15
Evatt v Nationwide News Pty Ltd	[1999] NSWCA 99	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	19 Apr 1999	AustLII	15
Dickenson v Waters Ltd	[1931] NSWStRp 46; (1931) 31 SR (NSW) 593; 48 WN (NSW) 232	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Sep 1931	AustLII	14
Coles Myer Ltd v Webster; Coles Myer Ltd v Thompson	[2009] NSWCA 299; [2009] Aust Torts Reports 82-033	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	8 Oct 2009	AustLII	13
Khodaparast v Shad	[2000] 1 All ER 545; [2000] 1 WLR 618		United Kingdom	circa 2000	LexisNexis	13
Sadler & Victoria v Madigan	[1998] VSCA 53	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	1 Oct 1998	AustLII	12
Emma Grinham v Willey	[1859] EngR 475; 4 H & N 496; 28 LJEx 242; 157 ER 934	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom	circa 1859	CommonLII	12
Aitken v Bedwell	173 ER 1084; [1827] Mood & M 68		United Kingdom	circa 2009	CommonLII	11
Maxwell-Smith v Warren	[2007] NSWCA 270	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	3 Oct 2007	AustLII	9
Archer v Channel Seven Perth Pty Ltd	[2002] WASC 160	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	21 Jun 2002	AustLII	9
Knowles v Southern Railway Co	[1936] 2 KB 330; [1937] AC 463; [1936] 2 All ER 682		United Kingdom	circa 1936	LexisNexis / Westlaw	9
Bridges v Pelly	[2001] NSWCA 31	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	2 Mar 2001	AustLII	7
Pike v Waldrum and Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co	[1952] 1 Lloyds Rep 431		United Kingdom	circa 1952	Westlaw	7
Mountney v Smith	[1904] ArgusLawRpCN 22; 1 CLR 146; 10 ALR (CN) 21	Argus Law Reports, Current Notes	Australia	12 Apr 1904	AustLII	7
Lassanah v New South Wales (No 3)	[2010] NSWDC 241	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Sep 2010	AustLII	6
Federal Capital Press of Australia Pty Ltd v Edwards	(1992) 108 FLR 118		Australia	circa 1992	Legal Online / Westlaw	6
Bogusz v Thomson	(1989) 95 FLR 167		Australia	circa 1989	Legal Online / Westlaw	6
Abbott v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd	[1987] Aust Torts Reports 80-138		Australia	circa 1987	IntelliConnect	6
Percy v Glasgow Corporation	[1922] 2 AC 299		United Kingdom	circa 1922	LexisNexis / Westlaw	6
Otten v Schutt	15 Wis2d 497; 113 NW2d 152		United States - Wisconsin	circa 2009		6
Photi v Target Australia Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWDC 265	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Dec 2007	AustLII	5
Hall v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd	[2002] 1 Qd R 376		Australia - Queensland	circa 2002	LexisNexis AU	5
Shandil v Sharma	[2010] NSWDC 273	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	8 Dec 2010	AustLII	4
Sonier v Breau	(1912) 41 NBR 177		United States	circa 1912		4
Orpwood v Barkes	[1827] EngR 523; 130 ER 767; (1827) 4 Bing 261	Court of Common Pleas	United Kingdom	circa 1827	CommonLII	4
Goldsworthy v Radio 2UE Sydney	[1999] NSWSC 547	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	9 Jun 1999	AustLII	3
Davidson v Chief Constable of North Wales	[1994] 2 All ER 59		United Kingdom	circa 1994	LexisNexis	3
King v McKenzie	[1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-118		Australia	circa 1991	IntelliConnect	3
Bugge v Brown	(1919) 26 CLR 10		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1919	Legal Online / Westlaw	3
Bechara v Bonacorso (No 2)	[2010] NSWDC 42	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Mar 2010	AustLII	2
Kolokol v Amburuapi	[2009] PGNC 1	National Court of Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	27 Jan 2009	PacLII	2
Hodgson v Canadian Newspapers Co	(2000) 49 OR 3d 161		Canada - Ontario	circa 2000		2
[1995] Aust Torts Reports 62,692	[1995] Aust Torts Reports 62,692		Australia	circa 1995	IntelliConnect	2
Healy v Askin	[1974] 1 NSWLR 436		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1974	LexisNexis AU	2
Robb v Morrison	[1920] NSWStRp 4; (1920) 20 SR (NSW) 163	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Feb 1920	AustLII	2
Sewell v the National Telephone Co Ltd	[1907] UKLawRpKQB 3; (1907) 1 KB 557		United Kingdom	14 Jan 1907	CommonLII	2
Feria v Lange	[2009] PGNC 4	National Court of Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea	27 Jan 2009	PacLII	1
Hodgson v Canadian Newspapers Co	(1998) 39 OR 3d 235		Canada - Ontario	circa 1998		1
Boychuk Construction Corporation v O ’ Lain	(1997) 161 Sask R 206		Canada - Saskatchewan	circa 1997		1
Platt v Nutt	(1988) 12 NSWLR 2		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1988	LexisNexis AU	1
Baltinos v Foreign Language Publications Pty Ltd	(1986) 6 NSWLR 65		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1986	LexisNexis AU	1
Roberts v Buster ’ s Auto owing Service Ltd	(1976) 70 DLR (3d) 716		Canada	circa 1976		1
Macauley v Bank of New South Wales	[1893] NSWLawRp 42; 14 LR (NSW) 269; 9 WN (NSW) 195	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 May 1893	AustLII	1
Brown v Hirley	(1838) 5 UCQBOS 734		Canada - Ontario	circa 1838		1
Hockings v Lynch & Adams	[2022] QDC 127	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	6 Jun 2022	AustLII
Jones v Conron	[2012] TASMC 1	Magistrates Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	9 Jan 2012	AustLII
Webster v Coles Myer Ltd; Thompson v Coles Myer Ltd (No 3)	[2009] NSWDC 162	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Jun 2009	AustLII

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