On Tuesday a spokesperson for Stokes confirmed Seven asked for ACE to repay that expenditure and assume those debts after the evidence was heard in court last week., who is footing the legal bill for Roberts-Smith, who was the general manager of 7Queensland and Seven Brisbane before he stepped down to focus on the trial 12 months ago.
Roberts-Smith, a recipient of the Victoria Cross, is suing the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times for defamation over a series of reports he alleges are defamatory and portray him as committing war crimes, including murder.
Person 5’s legal bills amounted to more than $65,000, including for the examination and evaluation of photographs of the Whiskey 108 compound. Two otherby Roberts-Smith, Person 33 and Person 11, have also had their legal bills paid for by Seven. All serving and former soldiers called before this trial are entitled to legal representation paid for by the defence department.as chair and member of the council of the Australian War Memorial after 15 years.
The defamation trial, brought by Roberts-Smith, resumed in February after more than half a year in abeyance because of Covid travel restrictions and shutdowns.
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Seriously? Is that even legal? I don't get it... We're really being played for suckers...
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