Today marks the deadline for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann to lodge an appeal against a ruling in the Federal Court that found on the balance of probabilities he raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
Today is the deadline for Bruce Lehrmann to lodge an appeal against a Federal Court ruling that found on the balance of probabilities he raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
Mr Lehrmann's lawyers told the court he was exploring an appeal — and had asked senior lawyers to take it onThere is still a possibility he could make a formal application for an extension of time to lodge the appeal, as he did before his defamation case. Lawyers for Network Ten told the court they agree they are liable for reasonable costs, but don't want to pay for work that was doubled up.
If any appeal proceeds it is likely there would be an application beforehand to secure costs in the event the case is lost.Little Lama was just about to escape a war zone for treatment on her shattered leg. Then Israel invaded Rafah
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