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Carson v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd
Judgment date: 16/06/1993
Court: HCA
Judge: Mason CJ, Brennan, Deane, Dawson, Toohey,Gaudron & McHugh JJ
Citation:
(1993) 113 ALR 577;
(1993) 178 CLR 44;
(1993) 67 ALJR 634;
(1993) Aust Torts Reports 81-227;
[1993] HCA 31;
Catchwords: Defamation; Remedies; Whether excessive; Whether comparison may be made with personal injury awards;
Practice and procedure; Appeal; Defamation proceedings; Principles applicable to review;