Brittany Higgins

Brittany Higgins is being sued for defamation in a WA court by her former boss Senator Linda Reynolds, whose office she was allegedly raped in.

Lehrmann has launched an appeal, according to legal documents he filed himself today. It’s not yet known if he has legal representation for the appeal.

A Federal Court judge has found it’s ‘more likely than not’ that Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, meaning he wasn’t defamed by journalist Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten.

The final judgment of the case was due to be handed down this Thursday. However, the judge has now agreed to re-open the trial, at the request of Ten, due to new evidence.

The Bruce Lehrmann defamation case now awaits a verdict from Justice Michael Lee, following the end of the trial this week.

Bruce Lehrmann is suing Network Ten for defamation over a 2021 interview with Brittany Higgins where she alleged she was raped.

Bruce Lehrmann can be named as the man who was charged with two counts of rape earlier this year in Toowoomba.

An inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann case has begun in the ACT. The case will examine the actions of police and the prosecutor.