Second criminal trial unlikely following Bruce Lehrmann defamation case ruling, but experts say appeal could happen
ABCA former NSW Supreme Court judge expects Bruce Lehrmann will likely appeal findings that he raped Brittany Higgins in 2019. "I think we could say the sword of Damocles is hanging over Mr Lehrmann's head and Channel Seven's head in terms of costs, so why wouldn't they appeal having come this far?" Mr Whealy, the chair of the Centre for Public Integrity, said he identified two or three avenues for "a very robust appeal" in Justice Lee's findings. "That's exactly what happened to Mr Lehrmann — he escaped a criminal conviction – and we'll never know what a jury would have made of all this in criminal proceedings, where there is a much higher standard of proof," he said. "My advice to Bruce, given he's studying law, would be to take up another course at university," Mr Quill said.
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