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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The woman bringing court action seeking to stop Christian Porter's senior barrister from acting for the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC has attacked suggestions that she strategically delayed bringing the conflict of interest challenge.
Senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou is reportedly facing court action to prevent her from continuing to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney-general's defamation case against the ABC.
The ABC has come out swinging in its defence to former attorney-general Christian Porter's lawsuit over an allegedly defamatory article concerning historical rape allegations, saying there were reasonable grounds for suspecting Porter brutally raped a girl when they were teenagers and that it had a duty to publish the article.