Ben Roberts-Smith has lost an appeal in his long-running defamation case. Here’s why
- Written by Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
The full Federal Court has dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal to have his defamation case loss overturned.
It is important in seeking to understand this judgement to know the history of the case.
In June 2023, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko handed down a 726-page judgement in the defamation case that Roberts-Smith, the most highly...
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