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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Kris Swales

Afternoon Update: federal court rules Lehrmann knew Higgins didn’t consent; MH370 search to resume; and a $46m egg

Bruce Lehrmann with his lawyer, Zali Burrows, at the federal court in Sydney earlier this year
Bruce Lehrmann with his lawyer, Zali Burrows, at the federal court in Sydney earlier this year. Photograph: Steve Markham/AAP

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Bruce Lehrmann has lost his appeal against a defamation judgment which found on the balance of probabilities that he raped Brittany Higgins. But the full bench of the federal court went further than the defamation trial judge, arguing federal court judge Michael Lee should have found Lehrmann knew Higgins did not consent to sexual intercourse.

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