Tag: defamation
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As legal bills continue to pile up, Lehrmann finds himself getting deeper into the mire
Ten’s barrister Tim Senior told a Federal Court hearing on Friday that Lehrmann had failed to meet deadlines for filing an amended notice of appeal and to finalise a $200,000 security being sought by the broadcaster. “We’ve asked for an explanation as to why the amended notice has not been put on and what further…
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Brittany Higgins won’t be called as defence witness in defamation case
Senator Reynolds is suing her former staffer over a series of social media posts Ms Higgins made after she aired allegations she had been raped by former colleague Bruce Lehrmann in the then-defence minister’s office.. The senator has argued the posts contained mistruths that she believes damaged her reputation. Ms Higgins’ lawyer Rachael Young told…
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Morrison said he feared Senator ‘could die from stress’ over claims by Brittany Higgins
Senator Reynolds is suing Ms Higgins for defamation over a series of social media posts containing alleged mistruths that she believes damaged her reputation. Mr Morrison told the Perth court on Tuesday his staff told him about Ms Higgins’ alleged rape in 2019 after the former staffer’s allegations about Senator Reynolds’ mishandling of the incident…
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Senator denies claims she tried to help Bruce Lehrmann during his rape trial
The former defence minister is suing Ms Higgins for defamation over a series of social media posts containing alleged mistruths that she believes have damaged her reputation. The former staffer’s lawyer, Rachael Young, questioned the senator about a series of text messages sent between her and Mr Lehermann’s lawyer during the rape trial in October…
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IOU – Bruce Lehrmann stalls payment of $2m legal bill until his appeal is heard
Appearing before the Federal Court for a brief hearing on Thursday, the 29-year-old’s solicitor Zali Burrows foreshadowed he would try to postpone a court order forcing him to pay Network Ten’s hefty bill after his defamation loss. The broadcaster is also seeking orders that Lehrmann pay $200,000 as security in the appeal to cover any…
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Lehrmann’s lawyer says $2m legal bill is ‘deal of the century’ – but he’s not paying the tab
In April, Justice Michael Lee found a Network Ten report on The Project in February 2021 did not defame Bruce Lehrmann when it effectively outed him as an accused rapist. The Federal Court judge found, on the balance of probabilities, that the 29-year-old sexually assaulted Brittany Higgins in the Parliament House office of their then-boss…
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Judge saddles Lehrmann with millions in legal fees, but warns he probably won’t pay
The former Liberal staffer had his lawsuit tossed in April when Justice Michael Lee found reports he had raped Brittany Higgins in a parliament house office five years earlier were true, based on the balance of probabilities. In May, the Federal Court judge ordered the 28-year-old pay the legal bill of Network Ten and journalist…
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The risks and regrets of a defamation trial
After Bruce Lehrmann’s comprehensive defamation trial defeat in the Federal Court, Australians must be wondering why he commenced an action against Network Ten in the first place. Ten’s The Project published the now infamous episode concerning allegations of rape made against Lehrmann by Brittany Higgins, in which he was identified but not named. In Justice…
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Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, judge finds
The findings were delivered by Justice Michael Lee on Monday as he handed down judgment in Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson. “Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins,” he said of the infamous night. While there was no evidence Lehrmann knew that Higgins did not consent to the sexual activity, he was…
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Lehrmann boasted about sharing confidential information “when you sign me up”
Taylor Auerbach, who previously worked for the Seven Network, told a Federal Court defamation trial Lehrmann later leaked text messages extracted by police from alleged victim Brittany Higgins’ phone. The messages came from a document compiled ahead of the ex-Liberal staffer’s trial for allegedly raping Ms Higgins in Parliament House in 2019, Mr Auerbach told…