Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: judge to hand down verdict on Monday

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Justice Michael Lee will deliver his judgment in the defamation case Bruce Lehrmann brought against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson in the federal court in Sydney on Monday.for his participation in an exclusive interview with Seven’s Spotlight program and claims that he gave the program documents he had access to in his criminal trial.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup If Lee finds Lehrmann was identified, he will then rule on whether the defendants, Ten and Wilkinson, have proven the defence of truth or qualified privilege. Lee raised the example of credit in relation to evidence Higgins gave in her personal injury claim for compensation from the commonwealth.

 

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