The judge presiding over Bruce Lehrmann’s high-stakes defamation case is set to hear an urgent application by Network Ten to reopen its defence and introduce fresh evidence in court, less than 48 hours before the judgment was due to be delivered.
Under the deal inked in April 2023, Lehrmann agreed to an exclusive interview with Seven, aired in two parts to date in June and August last year, as well as to provide exclusive access to “all information, documents, film, video, photographs, items and assistance reasonably requested by Seven” relevant to the interview.Asked in court last year whether he gave Seven “information, documents, film, video, photographs, items and assistance”, Lehrmann said: “No, I just gave an interview.
Lehrmann’s ACT Supreme Court criminal trial for sexual assault was aborted in 2022 owing to juror misconduct and a second trial did not proceed owing to concerns about Higgins’ mental health.Auerbach’s evidence appears relevant to whether Lehrmann was a credible witness. However, it sheds no light directly on the sexual assault allegation.
Auerbach, widely reported to be the Seven employee who booked those services, threatened to sue Lehrmann for defamation after the former federal Liberal staffer responded to Maiden’s report with a statement describing the allegation as “an untrue and bizarre story from a disgruntled ex-Network Seven producer”.– the first step in initiating defamation proceedings – to Lehrmann on Wednesday.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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