Brittany Higgins
Dated laws, tricky defence point against Higgins in Reynolds defamation action
In defending herself against defamation proceedings heard in a jurisdiction that relied on “old law” – and armed...
27 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Not entertaining that’: Unexpected, confusing claims in Lehrmann appeal
On the second day of the appeal hearing, many parts of the submissions advanced on behalf of Bruce Lehrmann were met...
22 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann’s appeal submissions stump court
Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal hearing opened with a back and forth between his solicitor and the full court on some of her...
21 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Commonwealth, HWL Ebsworth sued over Higgins payout
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth and major law firm HWL Ebsworth over a...
29 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Seven to face defamation proceedings over alleged Lehrmann comments
A former producer who sensationally claimed Seven fronted the costs of Bruce Lehrmann’s “cocaine and prostitutes”...
27 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann’s new barrister hiding from trolls, court told
The senior counsel representing Bruce Lehrmann at his appeal hearing has asked to remain anonymous over a fear of...
07 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Complaints against Shane Drumgold dropped by ACT Bar
The ACT Bar Association has dismissed 10 grounds of complaint against the territory’s former chief prosecutor, with...
15 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lehrmann details plans for appeal hearing
New representation and a bid to delay the mammoth costs order for his unsuccessful defamation trial are on the cards...
25 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Defamation case against former top prosecutor dismissed
A federal police officer’s defamation claim against former ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold for his highly...
27 June 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge criticises Ten for ‘misleading’ comments after Lehrmann win
A discussion about costs in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation matter became tense when Justice Michael Lee accused lawyers...
01 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
The mistake of ‘returning for the hat’
There has been, unsurprisingly, a lot of attention paid to the Federal Court judgment in Bruce Lehrmann’s failed...
22 April 2024
By Andrew Boe
Lehrmann’s defamation trial may be far from over, says expert
Legal experts weigh in on the key takeaways from Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial and make predictions about what...
22 April 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge rules on Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial
The Federal Court has ruled on whether Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
15 April 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann allegedly led lawyers ‘into error’, court hears
Lawyers were allegedly “led into error” by Bruce Lehrmann, who has been accused of committing an “outrageous...
02 April 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge rules on bias allegations against Lehrmann inquiry chair
A Supreme Court justice has determined whether findings made against top prosecutor Shane Drumgold were influenced by...
04 March 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Inquiry chair’s probe into Lehrmann trial allegedly influenced by journalist, court told
Explosive texts and emails allegedly revealed the chair of an inquiry examining Bruce Lehrmann’s abandoned criminal...
13 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge frustrated with tweets attacking Lehrmann’s barrister
Some social media users watching Brittany Higgins’ tense and emotional cross-examination unfold has put the live...
01 December 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann accused of ‘fabricating’ submarine evidence
A number of Bruce Lehrmann’s conflicting accounts have been scrutinised in court, including a claim he went to...
28 November 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Outgoing DPP Shane Drumgold launches proceedings against ACT board of inquiry
Shane Drumgold, the ACT’s outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, has commenced legal proceedings against a board...
29 August 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Media cautioned for defence in Lehrmann defamation case
A Federal Court judge has cautioned the media defendants in former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation...
28 August 2023
By Naomi Neilson