Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann lodges a notice of appeal with the Federal Court after a ruling by Justice Michael Lee that on the balance of probabilities he did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lodged a notice of appeal with the Federal Court after a ruling that on the balance of probabilities he did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
Mr Lehrmann had tried to sue Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for defamation over an interview with Ms Higgins on The Project, in which she alleged she was raped.
His defamation case was launched last year and last month ultimately failed, when the Justice Michael Lee found Network Ten had proved its truth defence.
Federal Court Justice Michael Lee said in his judgment he was satisfied to the civil standard of proof that Mr Lehrmann did rape Ms Higgins in the office of Senator Linda Reynolds.
In his judgment Justice Lee referenced the fact that Mr Lehrmann had already been through a criminal trial for the alleged rape in the ACT Supreme Court.
The total costs in Mr Lehrmann’s failed defamation case are yet to be determined, but earlier this week the court heard Ms Wilkinson was seeking $1.8 million from Network Ten.
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Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lodged a notice of appeal with the Federal Court after a ruling that on the balance of probabilities he did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
Mr Lehrmann had tried to sue Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for defamation over an interview with Ms Higgins on The Project, in which she alleged she was raped.
His defamation case was launched last year and last month ultimately failed, when the Justice Michael Lee found Network Ten had proved its truth defence.
Federal Court Justice Michael Lee said in his judgment he was satisfied to the civil standard of proof that Mr Lehrmann did rape Ms Higgins in the office of Senator Linda Reynolds.
In his judgment Justice Lee referenced the fact that Mr Lehrmann had already been through a criminal trial for the alleged rape in the ACT Supreme Court.
The total costs in Mr Lehrmann’s failed defamation case are yet to be determined, but earlier this week the court heard Ms Wilkinson was seeking $1.8 million from Network Ten.
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