Brittany Higgins: Kamy Saeedi Law to represent Bruce Lehrmann in trial
Kamy Saeedi Law will represent Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins, when he stands trial.
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Kamy Saeedi Law will represent Bruce Lehrmann in his upcoming rape trial.
Police allege Mr Lehrman raped former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
On Thursday Kamy Saeedi, the principal and namesake of the law firm, appeared at the ACT Supreme court where he asked for the trial to be postponed.
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum told the court she was reluctant to postpone to June 27 due to concerns about other trials set to go ahead next month.
Ms McCallum ordered a compromise, with the case to be mentioned on Wednesday June 8, and for the trial to start “not before” June 20.
The order essentially pencils in June 20 as the new start date of the trial.
On Tuesday Legal Aid Lawyers who stepped in to represent Mr Lehrmann told the ACT Supreme Court they did not have a barrister ready to represent him due to circumstances “beyond anyone’s control”.
Mr Lehrmann was initially scheduled to stand trial on June 6.
The trial is expected to run for 4-6 weeks.
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