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Barrister’s counsel to be paid amid fight with solicitor in cavoodle case
Counsel who appeared for barrister Gina Edwards during her successful defamation trial against Nine will be paid over $668,000 amid a fight with her solicitors over fees.
Judge concerned lawyers for ex-Bulldogs player ‘misled’ court
The judge overseeing an NRL player's case alleging he was forced to wrestle 30 teammates as punishment has expressed concerns the court was “misled” by his lawyers about efforts to procure evidence from other players.
Former PwC partner settles defamation claim over tax leaks statements
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has settled his defamation claim against the firm over public statements that allegedly falsely linked him to its tax leaks scandal in 2023.
Ex-principal settles with Cranbrook, pursues ABC over Four Corners episode
The former headmaster of exclusive Sydney school Cranbrook has settled a dispute with his former employer after it admitted a public statement concerning his management of misconduct allegations against a teacher “may have caused confusion”, but will press on with a complaint against the ABC over the Four Corners episode that sparked the controversy. 
No evidence Ben Roberts-Smith given full benefit of presumption of innocence, appeals court told
The judge who found that disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in Afghanistan did not show “full consideration of the presumption of innocence” in his defamation case, an appeals court has heard. 
Kerry Stokes can’t see Fairfax’s itemised legal bill in Ben Roberts-Smith case
Billionaire Kerry Stokes has lost his challenge to paying in lump sum Fairfax's legal fees in defending Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case over war crimes allegations, having argued for an itemised bill after the Seven West Media chair agreed to foot the costs on an indemnity basis.
Kerry Stokes ‘in the dark’ about costs in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case, court told
Billionaire Kerry Stokes and Nine-owned Fairfax are fighting about how to calculate costs for Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation case after the Seven West Media chair agreed to foot the legal bill on an indemnity basis.
Seven must produce emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
An appeals court has refused to set aside subpoenas forcing Seven to produce some of the 8,600 emails it exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s solicitors concerning his failed defamation case over alleged war crimes he committed in Afghanistan.