How Kerry Stokes’ $13.5m bet on Ben Roberts-Smith backfired

How Kerry Stokes’ $13.5m bet on Ben Roberts-Smith backfired

The High Court threw out the former SAS commando’s appeal last week, forcing his original backer to stump up millions.

$13.5M Legal Bill: Kerry Stokes Left Carrying the Roberts-Smith Tab $13.5M Legal Bill: Kerry Stokes Left Carrying the Roberts-Smith Tab

A Warning Shot For Media Lawyers To Know About Australian bilionaire Kerry Stokes has been ordered to pay AU$13.5 million in legal costs to the media outlets that successfully defended themselves in failed defamation proceedings. The order caps a bruising and expensive saga that has exposed not only the limits of defamation law but also A Warning Shot For Media Lawyers To Know About Australian bilionaire Kerry Stokes has been ordered to pay AU$1…