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In a ruling on Monday, Justice Michael Lee found it was ‘more likely than not’ that Lehrmann raped former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.

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.