Two leading barristers warned against Sue Chrysanthou working for Christian Porter in his defamation action against the ABC, which has now resulted in legal action attempting to remove her from representing the former Attorney-General.
Defamation barrister Matthew Richardson, a friend of Ms Chrysanthou, advised her to return the brief from Mr Porter because she had attended a meeting with Jo Dyer, a friend of the woman who accused Mr Porter of raping her in 1988, and allegedly obtained confidential information.
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