Vic trial for alleged slur of Gutnick by Dow Jones
Business news publisher Dow Jones has lost a High Court bid to have a
defamation case involving high-profile businessman Joe Gutnick removed to
the United States.
Mr Gutnick wants to sue the company over an article published on a
subscription Internet site.
But the proceedings were stalled by a challenge over where the case should
be heard.
Mr Gutnick argued the hearing should be in Melbourne where the article was
downloaded.
Dow Jones wanted the case heard in the US where the article was written and
posted on the Internet.
The ruling means the case can be considered by the Victorian Supreme Court.
http://abc.net.au/news/justin/nat/newsnat-10dec2002-43.htm
Geoffrey Robertson represented DJ's and this is a surprise result.
Few are more deserving of being slagged off than Joe.He sends swags of cash
off to Israel to the most provocative religious fanatic settlers he can
find and he was linked to a major tax dodging money laundering
operation.[don't tell him I told you all that!]
