A friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape, which he denies, is attempting to stop one of his lawyers representing him
Christian Porter’s defamation case against the ABC has effectively stalled while a judge decides whether his high-profile barrister has a conflict of interest in the case.
Though the former attorney general’s high-stakes case against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan is still months from going to trial, an intervention from Jo Dyer, a friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape – an allegation he strenuously denies – led Justice Jayne Jagot to make an order on Friday effectively pausing the case.