Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes has agreed to pay the legal costs of Ben Roberts-Smith’s opponents in his multimillion-dollar failed defamation trial. The move stops the Federal Court from gaining access to thousands of documents and personal emails showing the level of involvement of Mr Roberts-Smith’s financial supporters inContinue Reading
Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes has agreed to pay the legal costs of Ben Roberts-Smith’s opponents in his multimillion-dollar failed defamation trial. The move stops the Federal Court from gaining access to thousands of documents and personal emails showing the level of involvement of Mr Roberts-Smith’s financial supporters inContinue Reading
Ben Roberts-Smith’s financial supporters at the Seven Network, including billionaire Kerry Stokes, will have to hand over thousands of documents, including personal emails, showing their level of involvement in the soldier’s failed defamation trial. In July, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations against Mr Roberts-Smith putContinue Reading
Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay almost $1 million in security to cover Nine’s costs ahead of an appeal over his failed defamation lawsuit. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations against Mr Roberts-Smith put forward across six articles by TheContinue Reading
The Australian Federal Police and war crimes investigators will have access to restricted documents in Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case as the soldier is investigated over allegations he broke the rules of engagement in Afghanistan. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations against MrContinue Reading
Ben Roberts-Smith’s financial supporters at the Seven Network, including billionaire Kerry Stokes, will go ahead with challenging an order to hand over thousands of documents showing their level of involvement in the soldier’s failed defamation trial. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations againstContinue Reading
A new panel has been installed by the Australian War Memorial at a Ben Roberts-Smith display acknowledging he was “involved and complicit in unlawful killings” but that he has not been criminally charged. The War Memorial (AWM) faced fierce pressure to alter or remove the exhibits featuring Australia’s most decoratedContinue Reading
Lawyers for Nine Newspapers say Ben Roberts-Smith caused his multimillion-dollar defamation trial to be “grossly prolonged”, as it was directed towards “concealing the truth” as the battle over the estimated $25m legal bill rolls on. The decorated former soldier sued The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra TimesContinue Reading
The judge who dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s multimillion-dollar defamation trial won’t be overseeing an application by the Commonwealth, as the country’s war crime prosecutor continues to investigate alleged crimes which “overlap” with the former soldier’s proceedings. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations against MrContinue Reading
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith says a judge was mistaken in finding that he was involved in four murders of unarmed prisoners following a landmark defamation loss to three newspapers. The Victoria Cross recipient sued The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times over a series of articles publishedContinue Reading