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 Naomi Neilson

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...

15 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

‘Utter disgrace’: Shane Drumgold’s future and reputation in law at risk

A large question mark is looming over Shane Drumgold’s future career and reputation in the legal profession following...

10 August 2023

By Naomi Neilson

What a judge-alone trial in Lehrmann’s defamation case may look like

With Bruce Lehrmann’s highly publicised defamation hearing against Network Ten proceeding without a jury, a legal...

12 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Police denies interfering with Brittany Higgins’ support, inquiry hears

A senior police member has defended a controversial decision to interview Brittany Higgins’ support person and...

26 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson