In the Supreme Court of Western Australia         No. 1676 of 1993BETWEEN:

DAVID JOHN CAWDELL IRVING

Plaintiff

– and –JEREMY JONES

First Defendant

– and –AUSTRALIA ISRAEL PUBLICATIONS

Second Defendant

 

EXHIBIT NOTE

Date of Document: 23 February 1994

Filed on behalf of: The First and Second Defendants

Date of filing: 1994

Prepared by:

Arnold Bloch Leibler Solicitor Code: 54

Solicitors & Consultants DX: 455

Level 21 Tel: 629 7444

333 Collins Street Ref: AHN:934829:KAV

MELBOURNE VIC 3000 (Mr A H Northam)

This is the exhibit marked “AHN1” referred to by ANTHONY HUGH NORTHAM in his Affidavit sworn this 23rd day of February 1994.

Before me:

W. K. L. SIEDEL Level 21, 333 Collins Street

A Solicitor holding a current Practising Certificate pursuant to the Legal Profession Practice Act 1958

Messrs E.J. Wall & Associates
Barristers & Solicitors
Suite 7
1st Floor
25 Walters Drive
HERDSMAN WA 6016

14 October 1993

Dear Sir,

Irving v Jones & Ors

Supreme Court Action No. 1676 of 1993

As you know from the appearance filed by us on behalf of our client, Mr Jones (filed on 21 September 1993) we are the solicitors for the First Defendant of the above proceedings.

The time for filing a Statement of Claim in respect of this matter has now expired. Pursuant to Order 25 Rule 2(a) of the Supreme Court Rules, our client is entitled to apply for security for costs on the basis that the Plaintiff is ordinarily resident out of the jurisdiction.

We note that the Writ confirms Mr Irving resides at 81 Duke Street, London.

We have held off bringing an application for security for costs until such time as we saw your client’s Statement of Claim. This would give us an opportunity to properly estimate and assess the level of security that would be required for this action.

In these circumstances our client is not prepared to tolerate or agree to any undue delay in the filing of the Statement of Claim.

If we are not served with the Statement of Claim by close of business on Friday, 15 October 1993, it is our intention on Monday morning to apply by way of summons for an order dismissing the action and for costs.

In the meantime would you please take instructions from your client as to whether or not he is prepared to provide security for costs. As soon as we see your Statement of Claim we will let you know the amount we have in mind.

Alternatively, please take instructions as to whether or not your client would agree to provide an initial amount by way of security for costs (say $15,000) subject to our client having the right to apply at any time for an order from the Court increasing the amount of the security for costs to an appropriate amount. We await hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

signed

BENNET & co.

Your Ref: MLB:1bARN3728

15 October 1993

Messr, Bennett & Co
Barristers & Solicitors
10th Floor
Hamersley House
191 St George’s Terrace
PERTH WA 6000

BY FAX NO: 3215501

Dear Sir.

IRVING -v- JONES AND ORS
COURT ACTION NO. 1676 OF 1993

Receipt is acknowledge of your letter dated 14th October, 1993.

We have not been served with the First Defendant’s Memorandum of Appearance and receipt of your faxed letter today is the first knowledge indeed that the Writ of Summon. had been served.

Once we have received service of the Memorandum of Appearance, we will then proceed to file and serve our Statement of Claim in accordance with the time limits imposed by the rules of the Court

In any event we advise you that any application for security of costs will be opposed and vigorously so.

We are the solicitors who have had the conduct of this matter on behalf of Mr Irving in relation to his successful application to have the Federal Government’s decision to ban our client reviewed. The subject publication in the Australia/Israel Review was placed before the Minister, Mr Hand, and was relied upon by Mr Hand (Recording to the Full Court of the Federal erroneously so) when he made his decision to refuse our client a Business Class Visitor’s Visa. The decision to refuse our client Business Class Visitor’s Visa has deprived him of an opportunity of visiting Australia to sell his books and to carry out his research work in libraries and archives. There is a direct link therefore between the defamatory content of the Australia Israel/Review Publication and our client not being allowed to come to this country and earn income to carry out his profession as an Historian.

Yours faithfully

signed

E.J. WALL & ASSOCIATES