The similarity between the stakes of two high-profile defamation cases doesn’t end with the fact that they share the same lawyers.
The disgraced former SAS corporal claims he could be prejudiced if emails and messages he sent Seven Network executives can be accessed by authorities.
Thousands of emails between Seven West Media executives and disgraced former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team will be released to commercial rival Nine.
A Federal Court judge has ordered disgraced former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith to pay a greater proportion of the legal costs incurred by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald in his marathon defamation case.
Journalists from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age were recognised across several categories on the night.
Parties to the high-profile court case are in no mood to back down,despite the judge’s advice to settle.
The former SAS corporal has agreed to pay security for Nine newspapers’ legal costs ahead of his defamation appeal.
Supporters of the disgraced SAS soldier have directed death threats at Nick McKenzie since a judge ruled in the journalist’s favour over alleged war crimes.
The two men smile into the camera for a selfie. An account bearing Rolfe’s name notes:“Just a couple cops/murderers and war criminals Havin a lovely afternoon in the sun”.
There are numerous active investigations into alleged criminal offences by members of the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan.
Facilities at one of the nation’s most secretive and important military stations need to be upgraded urgently,a bipartisan parliamentary committee has warned.