Kerry Stokes’s private company could have benefited financially if Ben Roberts-Smith won war crimes defamation trial, court hears
Detail around Seven Network chief emerges in hearing over who will bear costs of legal dispute between former soldier and media outlets
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Seven Network chair Kerry Stokes’s private company, ACE, stood to benefit financially if Ben Roberts-Smith won his war crimes defamation trial, in line to claim 15% of any damages the former soldier was awarded, a court has heard.
The details emerged in a judgment handed down in a Sydney court during a legal dispute over who will bear the costs – expected to run to tens of millions of dollars – of the long-running defamation action.
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