Bruce Lehrmann

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
‘Seriously illogical’: Sofronoff fights back against corruption findings
Former judge Walter Sofronoff KC has claimed jurisdictional error and a lack of evidence affected a finding he engaged...
04 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
Wilkinson fails to hook referee costs on Network Ten
A court has tossed out an attempt by Lisa Wilkinson to have Network Ten foot the bill for a costs assessor who...
19 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
Centrelink, OnlyFans, and advertising revenue behind Lehrmann’s objection to security of costs
The lawyer for Bruce Lehrmann told the Federal Court the only way he could come up with $200,000 to secure his appeal...
15 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann accuses former firm of wrongly taking $117k
In submissions that confused a judge and rendered opposing counsel speechless, Bruce Lehrmann accused his former firm...
06 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
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
Bruce Lehrmann to stand trial on rape charges
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been committed to stand trial on two counts of
05 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
Inquiry head to be investigated for alleged corruption
Walter Sofronoff, who headed up an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial, will be investigated over...
13 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann to pay costs but there are ‘no real winners’, judge says
While ruling on costs, Justice Michael Lee stressed there were “no real winners” in Bruce Lehrmann’s failed...
10 May 2024
By Lauren Croft
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...
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
‘What a thing to do’: Lawyers debate inquiry chair’s text to journalist
Lawyers have clashed over whether a text sent by Walter Sofronoff to a journalist meant his mind was already...
15 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson