Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing live: Chris Oliver-Taylor, the content chief who sacked journalist, is due to give evidence
Key events
Hearing blows out beyond initial expectation
Today – day five in this case – was supposed to be the final day for evidence to be heard, with the court resuming at the end of February for closing arguments.
However, the case has blown out and it is clear that the evidence will not be finished today, as an exasperated Justice Darryl Rangiah pointed out yesterday.
For that reason, court will start at 9.30am today, instead of the usual 10.15am. But Rangiah made it clear that more sitting days would be needed and he would be making inquiries of the parties as to whether time could be found next week for the evidence to be concluded.
It was clear from the very first witness – the journalist Antoinette Lattouf, who is at the heart of this case – that things were not going to run to schedule, when her cross-examination, which was allotted two hours allotted on Monday afternoon, went to five hours and only wrapped up after lunch on Tuesday.
We’re still expecting to hear evidence from three ABC managers, including the former chair Ita Buttrose, but how many the court will get through today, and whether they’ll follow the scheduled order of appearance, is not yet clear.
Welcome
Hi, I’m Kate Lyons, and I’ll be watching day five of the Antoinette Lattouf v ABC unlawful termination claim.
We will bring you all the evidence as it unfolds from 9.30am.
Chris Oliver-Taylor, the outgoing ABC content chief who sacked Lattouf, is expected to give evidence today.
Remaining witnesses include the former ABC Radio Sydney manager Steve Ahern, the ABC Radio Sydney’s content director, Elizabeth Green, and former chair Ita Buttrose.
