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Lehrmann ‘plied’ Higgins with alcohol on night of alleged rape, says lip reader
Trials 2023-12-19 5:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A lip reading expert has given evidence of his interpretation of CCTV footage at a bar on the night Bruce Lehrmann allegedly raped Brittany Higgins, saying he “encouraged” her to finish drinks, a claim the former Liberal staffer has denied.

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Reynolds’ chief of staff refused orders to make report of Higgins incident, court told
Trials 2023-12-19 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Senator Linda Reynolds’ former chief of staff Fiona Brown has told a court she refused directions from two ministers to make a report to federal police, saying Brittany Higgins had not yet alleged she was sexually assaulted by fellow Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann and that the ministers were “covering themselves”.

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Judge says Reynolds’ ex-chief of staff Fiona Brown can’t avoid giving evidence in Lehrmann trial
Defamation 2023-12-18 10:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson has rejected a bid by the former chief of staff to then defence minister Linda Reynolds to avoid giving evidence on the basis of “harm it may cause to her health conditions”. 

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Reynolds’ former chief of staff denies Brittany Higgins disclosed alleged rape
Defamation 2023-12-18 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former chief of staff for MP Linda Reynolds has denied that Brittany Higgins disclosed an alleged sexual assault to her in March 2019.

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MP says Higgins told him about alleged rape by Liberal staffer
Trials 2023-12-18 5:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Queensland MP known to Brittany Higgins has told a court that the former Liberal staffer told him that a  colleague had raped her, just days after she was allegedly assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.

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Funders’ cut, legal fees to eat up half of $40M RCR Tomlinson class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-01-09 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

The funders that bankrolled a securities class action against collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson will ask the court to give them an $8 million cut of a $40 million settlement. A further $12 million in legal fees means shareholders will get 50 per cent of the settlement sum.

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Lisa Wilkinson stands by claim that Linda Reynolds was ‘lying through her teeth’
Defamation 2023-12-15 10:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Network Ten journalist Lisa Wilkinson has been accused of bias towards former defence minister Linda Reynolds because of a message she sent hours before an episode of The Project aired in which Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped in Parliament House, in which she said the senator was “lying through her teeth”.

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Bruce Lehrmann won’t recall Brittany Higgins over recorded chat between lawyer, fiancé
Defamation 2023-12-15 1:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bruce Lehrmann will not call Brittany Higgins back to the witness box in his defamation trial against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilksinon to give evidence on a secret recording of a conversation between her fiancé and solicitor.

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Judge in Lehrmann case wants to see Lisa Wilkinson’s legal advice on Logies speech
Trials 2023-12-14 1:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing the trial in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson has asked to see the legal advice Wilkinson received before giving her Logies acceptance speech last year, saying it was “inconceivable” any lawyer would have approved it.

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The Project producer says Bruce Lehrmann given fair chance to respond to rape claims
Trials 2023-12-13 10:46 pm By Sam Matthews

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 “ridiculous” the suggestion that he indicated to Higgins and her partner David Sharaz that he was going to “do a number” on Lehrmann. 

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