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Ben Roberts-Smith accused of ‘inventing stories’ on second day of cross-examination
Defamation 2021-06-18 2:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith has been accused of ā€œinventing storiesā€ to conceal facts that would support publisher Fairfaxā€™s version of events concerning war crimes allegedly committed by the former SAS soldier in Afghanistan.

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Ben Roberts-Smith tells court another soldier shot at unarmed Afghan man first
Trials 2021-06-17 9:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has told a court it was ā€œmore than reasonableā€ for him to assume an unarmed Afghan man was a hostile insurgent because he saw another soldier shoot at the man first.

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Ben Roberts-Smith feared media would ‘intercept’ phone calls, court told
Defamation 2021-06-16 5:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

Ben Roberts-Smith used burner phones to call SAS colleagues after growing fearful that members of the media were listening into his phone calls after a series of articles were published in 2018 that accused him of war crimes and domestic violence, a court has heard.

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Roberts-Smith hired private investigator to check ex-partner had abortion, court hears
Defamation 2021-06-15 6:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has told a court that he hired a private investigator to find out whether a woman who has accused him of domestic violence had an abortion and to obtain the home addresses of six SAS soldiers set to give evidence in his defamation trial.

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NAB wins $43M judgment against ex-Dick Smith director but receivers walk away empty handed
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-06-15 4:47 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has awarded $43 million to National Australia Bank in its lawsuit against former directors of failed retailer Dick Smith, but threw out claims against company directors brought by HSBC and the retailer’s receivers.

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Victoria Cross ‘put a target on my back’, Ben Roberts-Smith tells court
Defamation 2021-06-11 2:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has said that while he was proud to have received the Victoria Cross for his actions at the 2010 battle of Tizak in Afghanistan, winning the award “put a target” on his back, with fellow soldiers seeking to undermine those they saw as tall poppies.

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GetSwift class action faces fight to use witness evidence from ASIC case
Class Actions 2021-06-04 10:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

GetSwift is opposing a bid by the lead shareholder in a class action to rely at an upcoming trial on evidence given by overseas witnesses in last yearā€™s hearing in ASICā€™s case, and its resistance could force the class to bring a separate case in the US to compel fresh testimony, a court has heard.

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Ben Roberts-Smith sues ex-wife ahead of defamation trial over war crimes allegations
Defamation 2021-06-03 10:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has brought legal action against his ex-wife, who is set to give evidence for Nine at the upcoming trial in his defamation case against the publisher.

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Jury finds Country Care not guilty in first criminal cartel case against Australian biz
Trials 2021-06-02 3:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has suffered a stinging defeat in its criminal cartel action against mobility equipment provider Country Care, its CEO and a former employee, with a jury handing down not guilty verdicts on all eight charges in the case.

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Banksia silk Norman O’Bryan signals possible appeal after failure to reopen defence
Legal Ethics 2021-03-18 10:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Once high-flying barrister Norman O’Bryan might seek to challenge a refusal by the judge overseeing the Banksia class action to revisit his abandoned defence and accept into evidence a document he claims proved he did not secretly hold shares in the funder behind the case.

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