Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the legal costs of several media outlets following a failed defamation action over allegations he committed war crimes.
Ben Roberts-Smith has agreed to pay the costs of three media firms he sued after a judge found reports of war crimes in Afghanistan were substantially true.
Almost 11 months after his lengthy trial, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith will soon learn whether his defamation case over war crimes reports has been successful.
Fox News has agreed to hand over thousands of documents to voting machine company Smartmatic, which is suing the network for defamation in a case similar to Dominion Voting Machines' just-settled lawsuit.
Before being charged with sexual assault, former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann said he could obtain "millions in defamation" over media reports about the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins.
Bruce Lehrmann has accused two major news organisations of being "recklessly indifferent to the truth" for reporting rape allegations made by his former colleague Brittany Higgins, legal documents reveal.
Brittany Higgins says she is willing to appear as a witness in any civil action brought by her former colleague Bruce Lehrmann alleging he was defamed.
Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has launched defamation action against two media organisations over their coverage of rape allegations against him.
Brittany Higgins has confirmed she would be willing to give evidence in any potential defamation proceedings launched by the man she accuses of raping her.Â
It is not unusual that Ben Roberts-Smith's former lover wanted to see him after he allegedly punched her in the face given domestic violence victims have complex reactions to their abusers, a judge has been told.Â
SAS soldiers who eventually testified against Ben Roberts-Smith were willing to turn a blind eye to alleged crimes due to a code of silence, a judge has heard.
Former commonwealth attorney-general Christian Porter has lost his appeal over hundreds of thousands of legal costs and the removal of his barrister in a now-settled defamation case against the ABC.
Craig McLachlan has responded to a video appearing to show him touching actress Anna Samson on the bottom, saying it was just a joke for the camera crew.
