Federal Court Judge to Deliver Decision in Defamation Case Against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson

After millions of dollars in legal costs, dozens of witnesses and a high-profile trial streamed live on YouTube, a Federal Court judge is set to hand down his decision in Bruce Lehrmann ’s defamation fight with Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson – but there may be no real winners.

Lehrmann was not named in the broadcast, but he alleges he was identifiable to a large number of people in Canberra and elsewhere because of the description given of the alleged perpetrator. If Lee finds he was identified, the media parties are seeking to rely on defences of truth and qualified privilege.“The judge will be weighing up many possible results,” Bartlett said. “All will further damage reputations and leave various parties seriously out of pocket for big costs.

In the event the truth defence fails, Ten and Wilkinson are seeking to rely on a defence of qualified privilege, which protects publications of public interest where a media outlet has acted reasonably. This puts the actions of the broadcaster and Wilkinson in sharp focus.Ten and Wilkinson have separate legal representation, and it is possible that Lee will make different findings against the network and its former star presenter.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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