Bruce Lehrmann’s barrister, Steve Whybrow, received a 7am phone call from a furious prosecutor after the rape trial, demanding to know whether the defence team had leaked sensitive police documents critical of Brittany Higgins. In the exchange, which is detailed in newly released text messages to a board of inquiry,Continue Reading
Australia’s national anti-corruption watchdog has launched a probe into whether police “attempted to pervert the course of justice” by forwarding protected information about Brittany Higgins to the defence team during the aborted rape trial and pressuring her not to proceed with the matter. The prohibited material disclosed to the defence,Continue Reading
The Australian Federal Police have been ordered to hand over recordings or a transcript of a phone call between Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer and police, an inquiry into the prosecution of the former Liberal staffer has heard. On Thursday, the Australian Capital Territory’s Board of Inquiry into the Criminal Justice SystemContinue Reading
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lodged a formal complaint of professional misconduct targeting the Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold accusing him of failing to deliver a stronger warning to Channel 10’s Lisa Wilkinson and Brittany Higgins about public comments regarding his trial. The allegations are contained in aContinue Reading
A probe into the conduct of police and prosecutors in the rape case against former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann may have the power to hold public hearings, with the territory government vowing transparency in its inquiry. Retired judge Walter Sofronoff has been appointed by the ACT government to head theContinue Reading
A powerful probe into the police investigation of Bruce Lehrmann will consider whether or not the Australian Federal Police, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the ACT Victims of Crime Commissioner acted in breach of their duties during the investigation of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation. news.com.au revealed on Tuesday thatContinue Reading
A powerful inquiry that will examine the conduct of the ACT police when investigating the rape allegation made by Brittany Higgins will be led by eminent retired judge Walter Sofronoff KC. News.com.au has confirmed that Mr Sofronoff KC was formally appointed by the ACT Cabinet on Monday afternoon and thatContinue Reading
The ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum has released her reasons for allowing contested claims Bruce Lehrmann once tried to “kiss” Brittany Higgins at a Canberra pub to be aired during the trial despite the accused never being given a chance to respond to it in his police interview. Bruce Lehrmann’sContinue Reading
Brittany Higgins’ partner has lashed out at her former employer Linda Reynolds, accusing her of discussing a confidential $3 million lawsuit, as signs emerge the Commonwealth is open to settling the claim. Lawyers acting for Ms Higgins told the Commonwealth they were pressing ahead with the claim on Friday forContinue Reading
Brittany Higgins’ protected evidence – including her psychological counselling notes – were unlawfully disclosed by police to Bruce Lehrmann’s original defence lawyers in September last year. News.com.au has obtained documents outlining how the disclosure infuriated the Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold who demanded the police retrieve the information urgently.Continue Reading