In short: Journalist Lisa Wilkinson returns to the Federal Court in her battle to get Network Ten to pay her personal legal costs for her defence against a defamation claim brought by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann. Journalist Lisa Wilkinson returns to the Federal Court in her battle to get Network Ten to pay her personal legal costs for her …
The ACT's outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, has commenced legal proceedings against the inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution, the ACT government and ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury. Key points: Shane Drumgold, as ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, brought Bruce Lehrmann to trial for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in a parliamentary suite in 2019 The trial was abandoned …
The prohibited research paper that led to the abandonment of Bruce Lehrmann's trial was never discussed by the jury, a transcript of closed proceedings has revealed. Key points: A transcript of proceedings during the trial of Bruce Lehrmann reveals the jury never discussed the research paper that saw the case abandoned Defence barrister Steve Whybrow told the board of inquiry …
The top prosecutor in Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial has been accused of 'misleading' the public and the Chief Justice of the ACT about what happened during his meeting with Lisa Wilkinson prior to her controversial Logies speech. Wilkinson's lawyer Sue Chrysanthou SC submitted the ACT's Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC to a fiery round of cross-examination at a …
The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold has told an inquiry into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann's trial for rape that a police report questioning the credibility of Brittany Higgins contained "irrelevant material". Key points: The ACT Board of Inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann has resumed after opening submissions were made last month ACT Director of Public …
