Good afternoon. It’s good to be back in the saddle after a month off and straight back into the news, starting with the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial.
His legal team has flagged “lengthy” cross-examinations of Brittany Higgins and Lisa Wilkinson, while Network 10 lawyers will seek to use evidence on the rarity of false rape complaints. The highly anticipated trial is expected to begin on 22 November in the federal court, and will see both Higgins and Lehrmann give evidence.