‘Manifestly excessive’ $238,000 defamation payout to childcare worker tossed on appeal

Defamation 2020-03-04 5:30 pm By Alison Eveleigh | Sydney

A Sydney-based childcare centre that sent an allegedly defamatory email to 35 people has won its appeal of a $238,000 damages award, with an appeals court calling the figure “manifestly excessive” and questioning the “fundamental approach to damages” in defamation cases in NSW.