SMSF trustee ordered to give security for costs for defamation action
An SMSF trustee has been ordered to provide security for costs as part of defamation proceedings in “unusual circumstances” where the trustee holds no substantial assets outside their fund.
The case Ross v Crawford [2020] WADC 117 involved an application to the District Court of Western Australia for security for costs by the defendant in relation to damages sought by the plaintiff for a number of publications which were allegedly defamatory.
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