Heston Russell said it was disgusting the allegations against the decorated war veteran were heard in a defamation court on the balance of probabilities and not proven beyond reasonable doubt.
Journalist Nick McKenzie said Thursday was a day of justice after a Federal Court judge found Mr Roberts-Smith was involved in killing unarmed prisoners while serving in Afghanistan.
Australia s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has spectacularly lost his defamation trial and faces a massive legal bill, possible war crimes prosecution, and career ruin.
Australia s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith will learn his fate this afternoon as the judgment in his trial of the century is finally returned - will he be found a wronged hero or a war criminal?