Christian Porter faces mammoth legal bill after losing appeal over barrister in ABC defamation case - Sydney Morning Herald

The former attorney-general is facing a legal bill in the hundreds of thousands of dollars after losing an appeal against a Federal Court decision that blocked a Sydney barrister from acting for him in his since-settled defamation case.

Thawley concluded Chrysanthou was given confidential information, and there was a danger it could be misused. He said Chrysanthou should be restrained from acting for Porter and subsequently ruled th… [+2478 chars]

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