What the Lehrmann case means for the future of defamation law in Australia

What the Lehrmann case means for the future of defamation law in Australia

There is little doubt that lawyers do well in defamation cases. But you rarely find a plaintiff who,at the end of the trial,believes they made the right move in suing.

  • byPeter Bartlett

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Reynolds breaks silence over Lehrmann judgment,vows to pursue Higgins

Reynolds breaks silence over Lehrmann judgment,vows to pursue Higgins

Former Coalition minister Linda Reynolds has vowed to proceed with her own civil case against Brittany Higgins and her partner David Sharaz.

  • byAngus Thompson andJesinta Burton
The omnishambles that Bruce Lehrmann unleashed on himself
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The omnishambles that Bruce Lehrmann unleashed on himself

Bruce Lehrmann has gone from cause celebre to disgrace. Along the way he has managed to damage and hurt many lives and reputations.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Forensic gaze of Justice Lee left no one unscathed in Lehrmann defamation case

Forensic gaze of Justice Lee left no one unscathed in Lehrmann defamation case

Bruce Lehrmann,Brittany Higgins and Lisa Wilkinson were all criticised in a defamation judgment that will be required reading for years to come.

  • byDeborah Snow
‘The Lehrmann imbroglio’:The wry observations of Justice Michael Lee

‘The Lehrmann imbroglio’:The wry observations of Justice Michael Lee

It was an “omnishambles” with a highly unsatisfactory witness at its heart,the Federal Court judge said of Bruce Lehrmann’s unsuccessful defamation case.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Lehrmann judgment will bring some comfort to sexual assault victims everywhere
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Lehrmann judgment will bring some comfort to sexual assault victims everywhere

The judgment by Justice Michael Lee in finding Bruce Lehrmann was a rapist is a masterpiece of common sense and cut-through.

  • byJacqueline Maley
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Bruce Lehrmann defamation case as it happened:Brittany Higgins raped by former staffer,Justice Michael Lee finds

Bruce Lehrmann defamation case as it happened:Brittany Higgins raped by former staffer,Justice Michael Lee finds

Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has dismissed Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case after finding Ten and Lisa Wilkinson had established on the balance of probabilities that Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andSarah McPhee
‘Hell-bent on having sex’:Judge finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins

‘Hell-bent on having sex’:Judge finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins

Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has handed down his decision in the former political staffer’s high-stakes defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn,Sarah McPhee andPerry Duffin
‘Books will be written’:Judgment day in Lehrmann defamation case

‘Books will be written’:Judgment day in Lehrmann defamation case

Justice Michael Lee will deliver his decision on Monday in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
‘Thespian flair’:Unlikely video star at heart of Lehrmann defamation case
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‘Thespian flair’:Unlikely video star at heart of Lehrmann defamation case

Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has won legions of fans following the Bruce Lehrmann trial with his wit and humanity.

  • byDeborah Snow
Karaoke kid kicked out:Bruce Lehrmann ‘evicted’ from Sydney house

Karaoke kid kicked out:Bruce Lehrmann ‘evicted’ from Sydney house

The avowed party animal has been given his marching orders from the $4.1 million North Sydney home where he had been staying before complaints from neighbours.

  • byKate McClymont andPerry Duffin