In an extraordinary hearing,the Federal Court heard the barrister feared trolling and harassment if his name was revealed.
Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson have suffered a loss in the lead-up to Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal hearing.
Her existing bills already exceed $1 million. Network Ten has signalled that it may not be willing to pick up the tab in full for any further costs.
Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer told the Federal Court her client is “arguably Australia’s most hated man” and “pretty much unemployable”.
Recordings reveal how Brittany Higgins confided in TV journalist Lisa Wilkinson about her former boss,Linda Reynolds.
The former Liberal staffer is seeking to overturn a damning Federal Court defamation decision that concluded he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
Network Ten has agreed to pay less than a third of the $1.8 million in legal costs Lisa Wilkinson had originally asked her employer to cover.
Network Ten wants Bruce Lehrmann to pay $200,000 in security to continue his defamation appeal,in a move that could result in the proceedings being axed.
There is no Coalition nuclear plan,except to get re-elected (“Dutton hits the nuclear button”,June 20). No nuclear power plants will ever be built here.
The high-profile presenter has responded to Bruce Lehrmann’s bid to overturn his devastating defamation defeat.
The former federal Liberal staffer has argued that the evidence before the Federal Court did not support a finding that he raped Brittany Higgins.