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Canberra chief justice says current laws left her unable to punish juror whose actions caused trial over alleged rape of Brittany Higgins to be abandoned

Alarm bells were set off for one sheriff's officer in the ACT rape trial of Bruce Lehrmann after a research paper was uncovered by chance. The document was not part of court proceedings and ultimately led to a mistrial. So, what other rules do jurors run the risk of breaking?

The media has been urged to cease reporting on the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins ahead of a new trial.

Jurors spent five days deliberating Brittany Higgins' claim of being raped in Parliament house before a judge discovered of of them brought outside research into the court, scrapping the whole trial.

The jury was discharged after a 12-day trial and five days of deliberation after the print-out was found

After a week of jury deliberations the case reached a crescendo at breakneck speed – and the chaos of those final moments didn’t stop with the decision

Sydney (AFP) - A high-profile rape case that ignited protests across Australia abruptly ended Thursday in a mistrial, prompting outrage from the alleged victim who said she had been treated like she was the criminal. 

The trial of Bruce Lehrmann, accused of raping former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins, has been aborted after a juror was found in possession of material that had not been presented as evidence, against the judge’s specific directions.