Kerry Stokes Hit with $13.5m Legal Bill for Roberts-Smith Court Fight

Media boss Kerry Stokes hit with $13.5 million legal bill

Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes has received a $13.5 million bill to cover legal costs incurred in defending Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation case.

Billionaire’s huge legal bill for BRS case

The legal bill for Australia’s most decorated soldier’s failed attempt to clear his name after losing a defamation case has been revealed.

Stokes gets $13.5m bill for Robert-Smith’s failed action against Nine

The billionaire once employed the disgraced soldier as a Seven executive and was his biggest financial backer when he sued over claims he was a war criminal.

Billionaire’s multimillion legal bill for BRS case

The billionaire who bankrolled Australia’s highest decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case will have to pay The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald $13.5m in legal costs.

Kerry Stokes hit with $13.5m legal bill for Roberts-Smith court fight

The astronomical cost of the former Special Air Service corporal’s failed defamation case will be borne by the Seven West Media chairman.