Court case to Ell and back
paul.weston@news.com.au reaction to Mr Ell’s comments as being “shocked”, “devastated”, “just terrible”, “horrifying” and “completely untrue”.
The remarks had left “a cloud over her head” and it was “very difficult to live with”.
Judge Rothman found no evidence that Cr Milne had been “shunned or avoided by the community at large” and noted she was re-elected to office.
“Nevertheless, the damage to the plaintiff is significant,” he said, acknowledging Cr Milne had worked extremely hard for what she believed was the benefit of the community.
Mr Ell is reportedly worth $US1.3 billion and his Leda Group responsible for the giant Cobaki estate near Gold Coast Airport. He also holds the Kings Forest estate site on the Tweed coast.
Both Mr Ell and Cr Milne did not return telephone calls this week for comment.