A major defamation trial between Brittany Higgins and her former boss Senator Linda Reynolds has finally been given a start date of August 2. Legal teams representing Ms Higgins and the senator met for another directions hearing in the WA Supreme Court on Wednesday to set a start date forContinue Reading
Former defence minister Linda Reynolds has warned Brittany Higgins that she will be “regrettably” forced to proceed to a defamation trial to prove there was never a cover-up of her alleged rape, unless Ms Higgins and her fiancee, David Sharaz, agree to publicly declare that and apologise. While welcoming anContinue Reading
The defamation action by Bruce Lehrmann featuring Brittany Higgins, Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson was due to be finalised this week. Then another bombshell twist appeared. Lawyers for Network Ten were successful in convincing the Federal Court to reopen the case after new allegations were raised by former SevenContinue Reading
A former Seven producer has claimed in a bombshell affidavit that the network covered Bruce Lehrmann’s costs for sex workers, illegal drugs, a round of golf and tomahawk steaks as part of an attempt to woo him for an exclusive interview. Ex-Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach was a producer who wasContinue Reading
Brittany Higgins will return to Australia for the first time since fleeing the country in December with her partner, David Sharaz. The former Liberal staffer will come face-to-face with her former employer, Linda Reynolds, at mediation talks in Perth next week over a defamation claim, amid the judge’s plea thatContinue Reading
When Brittany Higgins, her partner David Sharaz, Lisa Wilkinson and producer Angus Llewellyn met in a Sydney hotel room, their conversation turned to the possibility of Bruce Lehrmann one day launching defamation proceedings. It was January 27, 2021 and the four were holding a pre-production meeting to discuss Ms Higgins’Continue Reading
Lawyers representing the ABC have argued in court that it’s “absolutely vital” the media is free to “report upon allegations of war crimes” as public interest sits “well above truth”. Heston Russell is suing the ABC and two investigative journalists for defamation over stories published in 2020 and 2021 thatContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation fight is potentially closer to going to trial after the trial judge expressed concern at the former political staffer being required to give evidence on multiple occasions in interlocutory proceedings. Mr Lehrmann is suing Channel 10 and Lisa Wilkinson, as well as News Corp’s News Life MediaContinue Reading
Network Ten has revealed the email its staff sent Bruce Lehrmann ahead of airing a bombshell interview with former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins where she alleged she had been raped in Parliament House. The email, referred to as part of Ten‘s defence to defamation proceedings launched by Mr LehrmannContinue Reading
Lisa Wilkinson is “not a lawyer” and understood her interviews with Brittany Higgins were thoroughly checked by Channel 10’s legal team, her defence claims. In the 23-page legal document defending Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation claim against her and her employer, Wilkinson’s team claims she was not familiar with defamation law andContinue Reading