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But the multi-millionaire property developer acknowledged he is unlikely to recover any of the money.
…Slater, Jordan Williams and John Stringer all thought Colin would just roll over when they launched their united front attack on him.
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But Colin didn’t.
He fought them every step of the way, regardless of how many times that dragged his former personal assistant back into the painfully humiliating spotlight.
It’s ended with mistrials, record defamation costs and Slater owing Colin Craig $325 000 in damages but it feels like everyone lost billions in this vicious and nasty event.
The only thing you can say for certain is Jordan Williams, Cameron Slater and John Stringer will never utter Colin Craig’s name ever again.
Colin Craig v Cameron Slater: Former Conservative Party leader awarded $325,000 against bankrupt blogger
29 Jan, 2021 04:46 AM
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Colin Craig said he was happy with the court s ruling but was unlikely to recover any of the awarded money. Photo / Michael Craig
Former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has been awarded $325,000 in damages for being defamed by Cameron Slater. But the multi-millionaire property developer acknowledged he is unlikely to recover any of the money after the former Whale Oil blogger went bankrupt.
It followed Craig winning part of an appeal in July, which resulted in the High Court redetermining damages and costs against Slater at a hearing in November.
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