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
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
Lawyers and financial backers who assisted Ben Roberts-Smith in his multimillion-dollar defamation trial have been ordered to hand over thousands of documents which will show their level of involvement, as the dispute over who will pay costs of the mammoth proceeding continues. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony BesankoContinue Reading
Lawyers and financial backers who assisted Ben Roberts-Smith in his multimillion-dollar defamation trial have accused Nine Newspapers of going on a “fishing expedition” as the dispute over who will pay costs of the mammoth proceeding continues. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations againstContinue Reading
Lawyers and financial backers who assisted Ben Roberts-Smith in his multimillion-dollar defamation trial will fight to have subpoenas set aside as the dispute over who will pay the costs of the mammoth proceeding continues. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations against Mr Roberts-SmithContinue Reading
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has accused a judge of “cherry picking” evidence and was mistaken in finding he was involved in four murders of unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan in his appeal following a landmark defamation loss to three newspapers. The Victoria Cross recipient sued The Sydney Morning Herald, The AgeContinue Reading