Kocwa v Twitter Inc

DISTRICT COURT OF QUEENSLAND CITATION: Kocwa v Twitter Inc [2020] QDC 252 PARTIES: EDDIE KOCWA (applicant) v TWITTER INC (respondent) FILE NO/S: 2275 of 2020 DIVISION: Civil PROCEEDING: Application ORIGINATING COURT: District Court at Brisbane DELIVERED ON: 2 October 2020 DELIVERED AT: Brisbane HEARING DATE: 25 September 2020 JUDGE: Sheridan DCJ ORDER: 1.          The application for an interlocutory injunction against the respondent is refused.  2.          The originating application is otherwise adjourned to a date to be fixed. 3.          Costs reserved. CATCHWORDS: DEFAMATION – INJUNCTIONS – INTERLOCUTORY INJUNCTIONS – where a Twitter user made publications about the applicant on Twitter – where posts made by Twitter user had been re-tweeted by other Twitter users – where the applicant seeks an injunction to remove existing posts and restrain the respondent from publishing or causing to be published further posts – whether Twitter Inc is the proper respondent – whether applicant has affected service on the respondent – whether prima face case made out – whether balance of convenience is in favour of the grant of an injunction Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld), s 39(1)(b)Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld), r 107, r 128, r 129D, r 129F, r 129H Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O’Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57, applied AMCI Pty Ltd (ACN 124 249 485) v Corcoal Management Pty Ltd (ACN 094 680 636) & Ors [2013] QSC 50, applied COUNSEL: A Nelson for the applicant No appearance for the respondent SOLICITORS: Whitehead and Associates Solicitors for the applicant The applicant,...