Former executive assistant Amber Harrison is liable to pay Seven West Media’s legal costs after a court found she acted unreasonably in contesting Seven’s case against her.
On Monday afternoon NSW Supreme Court Justice John Sacker ordered Ms Harrison to pay Seven’s legal costs on an indemnity basis meaning she is liable for up to 95 per cent of a Seven legal bill estimated at $250,000.
Seven is not expected to enforce the cost order as long as Ms Harrison respects a non-disclosure agreement that bars her from speaking about a two-year affair she had with Seven chief executive Tim Worner. Ms Harrison last week indicated a cost order would drive her to bankruptcy.
Justice Sackar said Ms Harrison decided to contest Seven’s cla…
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