Former federal attorney-general Christian Porter has lost his appeal over hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal costs and the removal of his barrister in a now-settled defamation case against the ABC:
Former commonwealth attorney-general Christian Porter has lost his appeal over hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal costs and the removal of his barrister in a now-settled defamation case against the ABC.
After Justice Thawley ordered Ms Chrysanthou to step down, citing the potential for the misuse of confidential information, Mr Porter dropped his lawsuit against the ABC. Justice Michael Lee, supported by the other appeal judges, said that just because this information had been forgotten did not mean it could not be used in the defamation lawsuit.
A cross-appeal, filed by Ms Chrysanthou against legal costs ordered in the case, was also rejected by the Full Court.
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