The Project producer Angus Llewellyn has testified that Bruce Lehrmann was given a reasonable chance to respond to rape allegations made by Brittany Higgins, and dismissed as âridiculousâ the suggestion that he indicated to Higgins and her partner David Sharaz that he was going to âdo a numberâ on Lehrmann.Â
The judge overseeing the trial in Bruce Lehrmannâs defamation case against Network Ten intervened on Wednesday during cross-examination of The Project producer Angus Llewellyn, apparently dissatisfied with Llewellyn’s response when asked whether he believed Brittany Higginsâ partner David Sharaz had a âpolitical agenda”.
A court has heard a secretly recorded conversation between Brittany Higgins and her former boss, Senator Michaelia Cash, which presenter Lisa Wilkinson says is consistent with Higginsâ account that she told Cash in October 2019 about her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann, a claim that Cash has denied.
The judge overseeing the trial in Bruce Lehrmannâs defamation case against Network Ten has granted Lehrmannâs bid to subpoena Sky News Australia for an audio recording said to capture a conversation between Brittany Higginsâ fiancĂ© and her solicitor.
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins told a colleague she “could not have consented” to a sexual encounter with Bruce Lehrmann in Parliament House, a court has heard.
A lip reading expert who has examined CCTV footage of Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins on the night of her alleged rape at Parliament House must give evidence in person, with a judge saying if the expert needs an interpreter for cross-examination it could affect the weight given to his evidence. Lehrmann is suing Network…
The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmannâs defamation case against Network Ten has allowed the broadcaster to rely on an expert report from a lip reader who interpreted CCTV footage of Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins on the night of her alleged rape in Parliament House.
An ACT police officer who handled Brittany Higginsâ sexual assault allegation against Bruce Lehrmann has told the court that police encountered significant âpushbackâ in their attempts to secure CCTV footage from Parliament House on the night of the alleged rape.
The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmannâs defamation trial against Network Ten has allowed the accused rapist to rely on a settlement deed between the federal government and Brittany Higgins, saying it was âinconsistentâ with her evidence.
A former personal aide to Senator Linda Reynolds has given evidence in a defamation trial that she spoke with her boss about Bruce Lehrmannâs alleged assault against Brittany Higgins two weeks after the incident and that the ex-defence minister had told her she âfelt sickâ about it.