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Ben Roberts-Smith ordered to pay legal costs of media outlets who alleged he committed war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith to pay legal cost of publishersEstimates have the costs at more than $25 million. Nine-owned titles The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, as well as The Canberra Times, reported allegations the SAS soldier was involved in four unarmed prisoners.
Ben Roberts-Smith ordered to pay additional costs in marathon defamation case Federal Court judge orders disgraced former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith to pay a greater proportion of the legal costs incurred by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Justice Anthony Besanko ruled that Roberts- Smith should also bear the costs of the litigation from August 2018 – when he launched the case. The total cost of the case is estimated at $25 million.
Ben Roberts-Smith ordered to pay additional costs in marathon defamation case Federal Court judge orders disgraced former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith to pay a greater proportion of the legal costs incurred by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Justice Anthony Besanko ruled that Roberts- Smith should also bear the costs of the litigation from August 2018 – when he launched the case. The total cost of the case is estimated at $25 million.
Ben Roberts-Smith ordered to pay legal costs for publishers NationalFormer SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the costs of the media outlets he unsuccessfully sued for defamation.November 28, 2023 — 6.52pm
SAS hero Christian Craighead banned from selling memoir writes children’s book Former SAS sergeant Christian Craighead was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for the bravery he displayed in the attack on the Dusit D2 Hotel complex in Nairobi in January 2019. He has published a book for children entitled The Wrong Wolf.
Cover blown! SAS: Who Dares Wins boss reveals he was sacked from the special service after his... Mark 'Billy' Billingham took a call from his furious commanding officer as he sat at the Hollywood couple's Chateau Miraval in the South of France. He had taken a fortnight's leave from the Army to earn some extra money and do a favour for a friend. After shouting a string of expletives, his SAS boss eventually calmed down and asked him whether after 27 years' service in the Army, his new job made him happy. Billingham, 57, is now the chief instructor on Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins.
SAS: Who Dares Wins boss reveals he was sacked from the special service after his commander saw him... Mark 'Billy' Billingham took a call from his furious commanding officer. He had taken a fortnight's leave from the Army to earn some extra money. He was moonlighting as a bodyguard to supplement his meagre SAS wages. He earned £10,000 a month – three times what he was earning in the military.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Why Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's bodyguard was fired by the SAS Mark 'Billy' Billingham is now chief instructor on the TV series SAS: Who Dares Wins. He first started off moonlighting as a bodyguard to supplement his meagre SAS wages. Princess Diana's niece, 31, wore a pair of ornate diamond bracelets by Boodles.
Airline SAS gets US court nod for $1.2 bln investment... Scandinavian airline SAS said on Tuesday it received U.S. bankruptcy court approval for 13.2 billion Swedish crowns ($1.3 billion) The company also received final approval for its new debtor-in-possession financing credit agreement.
Truth, lies and the long road to exposing an Australian ‘hero’ The story behind the story is being told in Truth, a documentary for Nine-owned Stan. The collaboration between the two journalists led to a series of explosive stories about Afghan prisoners of war being executed in cold blood by SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith or by soldiers under his command. The story dragged out for years, at enormous personal and financial cost for everyone involved. The case and its reporting have drawn praise and opprobrium for the journalists.
Truth, lies and the long road to exposing an Australian ‘hero’ The story behind the story is being told in Truth, a documentary for Nine-owned Stan. The collaboration between the two journalists led to a series of explosive stories about Afghan prisoners of war being executed in cold blood by SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith or by soldiers under his command. The story dragged out for years, at enormous personal and financial cost for everyone involved. The case and its reporting have drawn praise and opprobrium for the journalists.
As whistleblower David McBride pleads guilty, pressure is building on the Albanese government David McBride was a lawyer in the army who leaked classified information to the ABC that revealed war crimes by special forces in Afghanistan. The allegations were backed up by the Brereton Inquiry, which found evidence of war crimes committed by Australian SAS personnel during their service. On Friday, McBride made the guilty plea because the law as it stands left him with no other choice.
Norway may block Norwegian Air's bid for Wideroe Norwegian Air's bid for domestic rival Wideroe could lead to fewer and more expensive flights. Allowing the merger would leave only two carriers, Norwegian Air and SAS, to compete for customers. The companies have until Dec. 8 to respond to the regulator's statement.
Top general locked away evidence of SAS executions Gen Gwyn Jenkins warned in writing in 2011 that SAS soldiers were claiming to have executed handcuffed detainees in Afghanistan. But instead of referring the evidence to military police, Gen Jenkins placed it in a classified dossier. The dossier remained locked in the safe for four years as Gen Jenkins rose through the ranks of the armed forces.
One of Britain's top generals ''locked away' evidence that SAS soldiers had executed handcuffed... General Gwyn Jenkins allegedly received written accounts in 2011 of conversations in which SAS members described extrajudicial killings. But rather than handing evidence to military police, he put it in classified dossier and locked it in a safe. Gen Jenkins made the classified dossier in April 2011 after briefing his superior, former head of special forces Gen Jonathan Page, about the nature of the evidence.
NHS Lanarkshire welcomes National Clinical Director to find out about service Flow Navigation Centre works across Lanarkshire to identify the pathway most suited to a patient’s needs. This reduces the need for the patient to be brought to accident and emergency and offers the patient the care they need as close to home as possible. Over the course of a month the team can expect approximately 6,000 calls from GPs, ANP's, care homes, SAS, Police Scotland and other community services.
Dispatch: Israel’s medics squad saving critically wounded comrades from Gaza Unit 669 combines medical expertise with SAS-level infantry prowess. Its motto quotes Psalm 50: “Call upon me in times of trouble, I will be there for you and rescue you’
The true author of the atrocities in Israel is Iran and its IRGC Quds Force Colonel Tim Collins is a former British Army officer. He served with the SAS and later as commander of the Royal Irish during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. His before-battle speech to his soldiers made headlines around the world.
Airline SAS wins $450 million loan approval in US court... The loan to SAS will paid out between Nov. 15-17, the court was told by lawyers representing the airline. SAS last month announced that Air France-KLM and U.S. investment firm Castlelake would become new major shareholders.
Matt Hancock told he's 'really good at lying' by SAS officers during the final of Who Dares Wins The last five competitors took part in a'resistance to interrogation' challenge - a key stage of SAS selection. They were subjected to punishing interrogation techniques by a specialist team. Matt came up with an elaborate backstory that prompted the umpire to say: 'The reality of it is, he's really good at lying'
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