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Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann lodges a notice of appeal with the Federal Court after a ruling by Justice Michael Lee that on the balance of probabilities he did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
Justice Michael Lee found former Liberal staffer was not defamed by Lisa Wilkinson and Ten during a broadcast interview with Higgins in February 2021
Bruce Lehrmann will appeal his defamation loss after a judge found claims that he raped fellow Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins were likely true.
Bruce Lehrmann has filed for an appeal against his historic defamation defeat in April. He will be representing himself.
In April, Justice Michael Lee had ruled that Lehrmann was not defamed by Network Ten and Wilkinson, while concluding that he most likely raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House.