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Stead offered to settle AFR defamation case for less money, court told – Sydney Morning Herald
The businesswoman’s lawyer told the Federal Court on Thursday that her settlement offers were rejected.
Justice Lee awarded Dr Stead $280,000 in damages, with $16,000 in interest expected to be paid on top. Dr Stead is seeking indemnity costs from the publisher to cover her legal bill.
In most cases, a successful party in a court case will have some but not all of their legal costs covered by the unsuccessful side. Less commonly, a court will award indemnity costs which cover a larger proportion of a partys legal bill, including if the other side unreasonably rejected a previous offer to settle the…
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