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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Amanda Meade

Bruce Lehrmann had no-win, no-fee deal with lawyers, federal court told

Bruce Lehrmann
The former Liberal party staffer Bruce Lehrmann arrives at the federal court in Sydney for a hearing in his defamation lawsuit. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Bruce Lehrmann did not have a third party lined up to pay his legal costs and his lawyers agreed to a no-win no-fee arrangement, the federal court has heard.

At a costs hearing for Lehrmann v Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson on Wednesday, Justice Michael Lee said Lehrmann’s legal costs were significant but were not recoverable because of the agreement.

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