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Barrister Sue Chrysanthou was told info that could help Porter’s case against ABC, court hears
Silk Sue Chrysanthou was given information during a conference with a friend of Christian Porter's accuser that could help the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC.
Roberts-Smith wiped laptop with USB content after he was told to retain files, court told
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith "wiped" a laptop last month containing possible national secrets found on USB sticks retrieved from his former home, the judge overseeing the former soldier's defamation case against three publishers has heard.
Sue Chrysanthou was warned against accepting Porter brief, court told
A leading defamation barrister warned silk Sue Chrysanthou not to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney general's defamation case against the ABC over its coverage of rape allegations, a court has heard.
Clive Palmer hit with costs for ‘desultory and inefficient’ contempt case against WA Premier
The High Court has ordered mining magnate Clive Palmer to pay Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan's costs for contempt proceedings brought against him during the war of words that erupted between the pair over the state's decision to close its borders at the height of the coronavirus pandemic last year.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou denies breaching her barrister duties in acting for Christian Porter
Senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou has rejected claims that she has failed in her duties as a barrister by representing federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation proceedings against the ABC over coverage of rape allegations.
Ben Roberts-Smith seeks ‘covert recordings’ from publishers
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith is seeking all "covert recordings" held by Nine and revealed in a number of news publications last month in which the former soldier said it was his "sole mission" to destroy the journalists behind allegedly defamatory articles accusing him of war crimes.
Loss of Christian Porter’s silk in defamation case would be ‘a very big deal’, court hears
Christian Porter has won access to communications by the woman behind a challenge to his legal representation in a defamation case against the ABC, after telling a court it would be a “very big deal” if he lost his counsel.
Christian Porter’s lawyers accuse ABC of ‘improper’ allegations against silk
Lawyers retained by former attorney-general Christian Porter have accused the ABC of making "improper" allegations against Porter's counsel, who is facing calls for her to return her brief to act for him in defamation proceedings against the national broadcaster.
Peter V’landys loses defamation case against ABC over racehorse cruelty report
Racing NSW CEO Peter V'landys AM has lost his defamation case against the ABC, with a judge rejected allegations a 7.30 segment, which revealed racehorses were being slaughtered in violation of industry rules, was defamatory.
Judge hits pause on Christian Porter defamation case amid dispute over top silk
A judge has temporarily adjourned former attorney-general Christian Porter's defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historic rape allegations pending the outcome of a separate legal challenge over whether barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC can represent him in the case.