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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Henry Belot

Lawyers deny News Corp columnist ‘infected’ inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s prosecution

Walter Sofronoff
Walter Sofronoff led an inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann for the alleged sexual assault of Brittany Higgins. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

The Australian’s columnist Janet Albrechtsen was not an “advocate” for Bruce Lehrmann who “infected” the head of an inquiry into his prosecution with bias, a court has heard.

Albrechtsen’s 273 communications with Walter Sofronoff, including a private lunch in Brisbane, are at the centre of a legal challenge by the former ACT director of prosecution Shane Drumgold, who wants to quash the inquiry’s adverse findings against him.

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