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Christian Porter loses court bid for notes of meeting between silk, accuser’s friend
A judge has denied former Attorney-General Christian Porter access to material about a crucial meeting involving Jo Dyer, the friend of a woman who accused him of rape, which he sought to bolster his appeal of the removal of silk Sue Chrysanthou from his now-settled defamation case against the ABC.
Christian Porter, Sue Chrysanthou fight $550,000 legal bill
Christian Porter and silk Sue Chrysanthou are fighting a $550,000 legal bill of Jo Dyer, a friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape, after she succeeded in having the barrister removed from the former attorney-general’s defamation lawsuit against the ABC.
Judge grapples with his ‘white male privilege’ in Erin Molan trial
A judge has spoken of his personal challenge as an “older, white male” in deciding the objective meaning of racism in Nine Network sports reporter Erin Molan’s defamation case, and said the matter would have been worthy of a trial by jury.
Daily Mail editor wrote ‘let’s rip into this sheila’ before publishing Erin Molan article, court hears
A Daily Mail editor sent an email to a journalist that said 'Let's rip into this sheila' before publishing an article about sports presenter Erin Molan that's at the centre of a defamation trial which kicked off Monday.
Cytec prevails again in challenge to Nalco mining patent
US-based chemical and materials technology company Cytec Industries has won its Federal Court challenge to a mining patent application by a unit of Ecolab, with the court finding the claims in the patent lacked support and sufficient disclosure.
Complaints against Christian Porter’s lawyers filed with legal watchdog
A friend of Christian Porter's accuser has lodged complaints with the NSW legal watchdog against silk Sue Chrysanthou and Porter's solicitor, Rebekah Giles, for their conduct in representing the former Attorney-General in his defamation case against the ABC. 
Silk Sue Chrysanthou says costs in dispute over Porter brief ‘substantial’
Noting that the legal costs of a dispute over whether she could represent federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation case were "substantial", Sue Chrysanthou SC has asked to see invoices before she agrees to a lump sum bill of $550,000.
Christian Porter appeals removal of silk from defamation case against ABC
Christian Porter has appealed a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.
Dossier of Christian Porter’s alleged rape victim released by court in case against silk
The dossier by the woman who accused former Attorney-General Christian Porter of rape has been made public in a case brought by the woman's friend against his star defamation barrister.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou could face disciplinary proceedings over Christian Porter brief
Leading defamation silk Sue Chrysanthou is facing possible disciplinary action arising from her representation of Liberal minister Christian Porter in a now-settled defamation case against the ABC.