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Villain or vindicated: judgment looms for Lehrmann

Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann will soon learn if his defamation case over an interview with Brittany Higgins on 10's The Project has been successful.

AAP

Date set for Lehrmann defamation trial decision

The former Liberal staffer is suing Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.

The Canberra Times

A rape allegation and a media storm: a timeline of how the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case unfolded

Here’s what has happened so far in the former Liberal staffer’s case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson

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Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: verdict to be handed down on 4 April

Justice Michael Lee to hand down decision after considering 15,000 pages of transcript and hours of CCTV footage in case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson

The Guardian - AU

Higgins and Reynolds defamation court case continues

After a marathon mediation session, Liberal senator Linda Reynolds says her defamation case against Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz is ongoing.

AAP

Bias found in report against Lehrmann trial prosecutor

Communications between the head of an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial and a journalist from The Australian gave rise to an "apprehension of bias".

AAP

Senator paid $90,000 over Lehrmann trial allegations

Linda Reynolds has been paid $90,000 by the ACT government after settling a defamation case over a letter about her conduct during Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial.

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Linda Reynolds receives $90,000 defamation settlement over former ACT DPP’s Lehrmann trial comments

Former minister launched legal action after the then DPP accused her of ‘disturbing conduct’ during the Bruce Lehrmann trial

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers argue evidence is not available to rule out Britanny Higgins’ consent

Lehrmann’s lawyers also admit client’s evidence is ‘unsatisfactory’ but say it would be overstating it to say he is a ‘compulsive liar’

The Guardian - AU

'Obsessed' Higgins told Ten not to settle with Lehrmann

Brittany Higgins took the '"extraordinary" position of only helping Ten defend a defamation suit if they did not pay Bruce Lehrmann damages, his lawyers say.

AAP

Date set for Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers to quiz witnesses about alleged Toowoomba rape

Former Liberal staffer denies two counts of raping a woman in October 2021, with the case yet to proceed to trial

The Guardian - AU

Lehrmann to face committal hearing for rape charges

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann will face a committal hearing later this year to determine if there is enough evidence for rape charges to go to trial.

AAP

Wilkinson's Logies speech 'OK' due to Drumgold silence

A senior lawyer for Network Ten says she thought a Logies speech about Brittany Higgins was "sufficiently vague" not to harm an impending trial.

AAP

Lehrmann trial may hit Reynolds-Higgins defamation case

Mediation talks between Senator Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins could be derailed by credibility issues raised at Bruce Lehrmann's defamation trial.

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Walter Sofronoff’s ‘private and secret’ texts with Janet Albrechtsen could lead to impression of bias, court told

Bruce Lehrmann inquiry head’s 273 interactions with the Australian columnist raised in legal challenge by former ACT DPP

AAP

Lehrmann inquiry chair accused of concealing texts

Lawyers for former ACT chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold have accused the chair of an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial of trying to conceal text exchanges.

The Guardian - AU

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

No basis to claim Janet Albrechtsen’s contact with case inquiry chief amounted to advocacy, court hears

The Canberra Times

Wilkinson wins major battle in legal costs fight with Network Ten

Journalist's defamation trial legal costs estimated to exceed $1 million.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Significant credit issues’ with both Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins in defamation case, judge says

Justice Michael Lee made remarks during cross-claim hearing over legal fees made by journalist Lisa Wilkinson against Network Ten

AAP

'Isolated' Wilkinson vindicated in legal fight with Ten

Network Ten has been ordered to pay the legal costs for Lisa Wilkinson hiring her own legal representation in a defamation fight with Bruce Lehrmann.

The Canberra Times

Ten lawyer defends approving 'inadvisable, inappropriate' Wilkinson speech

The Logies speech delayed the Bruce Lehrmann criminal trial.

AAP

Inquiry chair denies special treatment for journalist

The chair of an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial denies he gave preferential treatment to a particular journalist, despite prolonged contact.

The Guardian - AU

Head of Bruce Lehrmann inquiry ‘infected’ by News Corp journalist against prosecutor, court told

Court also hears the Australian’s Janet Albrechtsen gave Walter Sofronoff Lehrmann’s contact details while he was examining prosecution

The Guardian - AU

Lisa Wilkinson says Network Ten did not support her as she was ‘trashed in the media’

Former Project presenter cross-examined in legal dispute over payment of more than $700,000 in legal costs in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case

The Canberra Times

Wilkinson felt 'isolated, unprotected, abandoned' by Network Ten

Ten made 'one pathetic excuse after another' not to defend journalist: lawyer.

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