The court case being conducted by Channel 7 and Kerry Stokes against 22 leading media, telco and sporting bodies has reached a crucial stage. The Judge is concerned at the cost of the case and has urged mediation particularly between Seven and the sporting organisations. He has also raised whether the expert witness valuations are based on established facts in the case and questioned the publishing of an article critical of a witness in one of the defendants newspapers.

Peter Cox has been attending the court case and receives the transcripts each night of the days hearings.

Peter has written a brief introduction and update on the case including an allegory with the famous movie "High Noon".

He has looked at the extraordinary backgrounds of two of the most intellectually gifted major players, Justice Ron Sackville and Jonathan Sumption QC for Seven.


Cox Media has aggregated much of the publicly avaliable information on the case including the cast, plot, legal issues and newspaper and TV coverage.

Listings of the Applicants, Respondents, Counsel and Solicitors
Ownership Structure of Foxtel prior To February 2005
Edited highlights of Seven's opening statement outlining case.
Judge seeks compromise 03/11/05

Newspaper Reporters
Australian Financial Review - Andrew Main, Jennifer Hewett, Neil Chenoweth
The Australian - John Lehmann, Mark Day
Sydney Morning Herald - Elisabeth Sexton

Newspaper Articles
Articles online from the The Australian and the SMH. Financial Review articles are not available online unless a subscriber.
The headlines are interesting in themselves as they chronologically follow the progress of the case and highlight the different emphasis that News Ltd and Fairfax editors give to the evidence.

Television Stories - a sample of stories
Seven News coverage of opening of C7 court case - Sept 12, 2005
ABC Inside Business background on the case - Sept 18, 2005
Cox View of importance of football to C7 case - Sept 18, 2005
Nine News - Stokes accused of lying - Sept 27, 2005