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‘Quite misleading’: Judge in Lehrmann defamation case criticises Ten’s claim of vindication
Defamation 2024-05-01 11:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation case against Network Ten has slammed as misleading comments that his judgment vindicated the broadcaster, and questioned whether the remarks disentitled it to maximum defence costs.

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Lehrmann flags possible appeal, must produce funding info for costly defamation case
Appeals 2024-05-01 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bruce Lehrmann has been given extra time to file any appeal of a ruling he raped colleague Brittany Higgins but in the meantime the former political staffer must hand over information on who funded his defamation case against Network Ten, which is likely to see him on the hook for millions of dollars in costs.

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Bruce Lehrmann to cover Peter FitzSimons’ costs in defamation case
Defamation 2024-04-26 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bruce Lehrmann has agreed to pay author Peter FitzSimons’ costs of complying with a subpoena in the former Liberal staffer’s failed defamation case against Network Ten and FitzSimons’ wife Lisa Wilkinson.

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‘Deliberately wicked’: Ten says Lehrmann should pay indemnity costs from day he filed case
Defamation 2024-04-23 2:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Network Ten has argued accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann should pay indemnity costs from the date he launched his unsuccessful defamation case, saying he brought it on a “deliberately wicked and calculated basis”.

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Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, judge finds in win for Ten
Defamation 2024-04-15 1:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in ex-defence minister Linda Reynolds’ ministerial office, saying he was “indifferent to her consent”, despite finding both witnesses had credit issues. 

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Lehrmann judge condemns Ten solicitor who OK’d Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies speech
Defamation 2024-04-15 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised a Network Ten solicitor who signed off on former presenter Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies speech, given on the eve Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial, saying she had failed to appreciate her duties to the court.

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Even an entirely discredited Bruce Lehrmann could win his defamation case
Defamation 2024-04-12 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Attacks at trial on the credibility of Bruce Lehrmann hit their target, but it’s still his case to lose on Monday morning, when judgment is delivered on his defamation claims against Ten. Throughout the case the network has borne the burden of proving Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation was true, and it is the very seriousness of that allegation that made the task harder.

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Police thought Higgins ‘may have been drugged’, say new submissions in Lehrmann case
Defamation 2024-04-09 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A master chronology of the events on the night Bruce Lerhmann allegedly raped former policital staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House reveals federal police had concerns that Higgins may have been drugged.

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After ‘sordid’ evidence airs in Lehrmann case, judge asks what he’s to make of it
Defamation 2024-04-05 10:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned the relevance of an ex-Seven producer’s “sordid” evidence that the network rewarded him after using company funds to buy sex workers for the accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann, saying both sides had made strong arguments against his and Brittany Higgins’ credibility. 

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‘This poor gentleman’: Judge raises issue of fairness to Seven lawyer named in Lehrmann case
Defamation 2024-04-05 3:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge hearing Bruce Lehrmann’s reopened defamation trial has expressed concern about evidence regarding non-parties to the lawsuit, including a solicitor who is said to have acted for Seven, saying “allegations are being thrown around like a gatling gun”.  

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