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Silk Sue Chrysanthou must return brief in Christian Porter defamation case
ABC 2021-05-27 5:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has issued an injunction restraining barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC from acting for Christian Porter in his defamation case against the ABC.
‘Very bad idea’: Barrister warned Chrysanthou about fallout if she took Porter brief
ABC 2021-05-26 8:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A junior barrister expressed concerns to Sue Chrysanthou SC about her acting for Christian Porter in his defamation proceedings against the ABC, saying friends of the women who accused him of rape were “behaving like a cult” and that there could be fallout in the media, a court has heard.
‘It is an expensive business’: Christian Porter says defamation suit will be ‘massive’ financial drain
ABC 2021-05-26 12:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Former attorney-general Christian Porter has dodged a question about whether his defamation lawsuit against the ABC and reporter Louise Milligan is being funded by third parties, saying he went into the litigation knowing the case would be a "massive drain" on his finances.
Barrister Sue Chrysanthou was told info that could help Porter’s case against ABC, court hears
ABC 2021-05-25 9:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
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.
Sue Chrysanthou was warned against accepting Porter brief, court told
ABC 2021-05-24 9:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
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.
Christian Porter’s lawyers accuse ABC of ‘improper’ allegations against silk
ABC 2021-05-17 6:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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.
Judge hits pause on Christian Porter defamation case amid dispute over top silk
ABC 2021-05-14 12:57 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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.
$1.3M awarded to Queensland floods class action sample group members
Class Actions 2021-05-07 5:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has awarded four sample group members in the Queensland floods class action $1.28 million in compensation, finding that charitable payments did not affect the amount of interest payable on the damages they are owed.
NAB class action over MySuper put on ice as invalidity ruling challenged
Allens 2021-04-22 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A Federal Court class action against two NAB units over $6.3 billion in super funds is on hold after lawyers for the applicant filed an appeal of a ruling that found their state court proceeding had been invalidly commenced.
After invalidity ruling, law firm tries again with MySuper class action against NAB units
Allens 2021-04-08 1:50 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Maurice Blackburn has brought a second class action against two NAB units over $6.3 billion in super funds, after the law firm's first attempt was shut down by a state court as invalid.