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Insurer Marsh breached obligation in case over $7B Greensill collapse: court
A unit of insurer Marsh breached its obligation not to use documents discovered in litigation over the $7 billion collapse of Greensill by using them in an anti-suit injunction bid in the UK, a court has found.
Greensill Bank administrator wins tit-for-tat injunction against Marsh
In the tangled legal fallout of the $7 billion collapse of Greensill Capital, the administrator of the failed financier's bank has secured a so-called anti, anti-suit injunction against an arm of insurer Marsh.
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.
Ben Roberts-Smith hit with indemnity costs for failed defamation case
Ben Roberts-Smith has been hit with indemnity costs for his failed defamation case over articles accusing him of war crimes, with a judge agreeing with the publishers that the former SAS corporal knew the allegations were substantially true.
Ben Roberts-Smith to pay $1M in security in defamation appeal
Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered pay $910,000 in security for costs as he appeals a defamation ruling that found he committed murder in Afghanistan and was not a reliable witness. 
Seven, Kerry Stokes’ privacy should be ‘respected’ in Ben Roberts-Smith case, says judge
In allowing Seven and chairman Kerry Stokes to challenge a ruling granting Fairfax access to 8,600 emails with accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team, a judge has said they will suffer prejudice if “personally embarrassing” communications are put into evidence.