Besanko found the newspapers had proven to the civil standard – on the balance of probabilities – that Roberts-Smith was a war criminal who was complicit in the murder of four unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan.
He also found the news outlets had proven the former Special Air Service corporal had bullied a fellow soldier.
Roberts-Smith denies all wrongdoing and is appealing against that decision. The Full Court of the Federal Court will hear his appeal from February 5 to 16.
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Nine,the owner of the mastheads,had demanded Roberts-Smith provide security for its legal costs of the appeal before the hearing.
The former Special Air Service corporal agreed to that demand and Justice Nye Perram made orders on Thursday and Friday giving effect to that agreement.
Under the orders,Roberts-Smith will pay $910,000 into court in two tranches of $300,000 and one payment of $310,000.