Lisa Wilkinson, Ch10 win defamation case after Bruce Lehrmann found to have raped Brittany Higgins
Channel 10 and Lisa Wilkinson have won the defamation case brought against them by Bruce Lehrmann after Justice Michael Lee found Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House. Read how the judgment unfolded.
Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson have won the multimillion-dollar defamation case brought against them by Bruce Lehrmann after Justice Michael Lee found Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House.
In a landmark decision in the Federal Court on Monday, Justice Michael Lee found in favour of the network and Wilkinson after they were sued by Mr Lehrmann over The Project interview with Ms Higgins in February 2021.
Justice Lee read out a two-and-a-half hour summary of his decision, with tens of thousands of people watching live on the court's YouTube channel.
Read how the judgment unfolded below.
Originally published as Lisa Wilkinson, Ch10 win defamation case after Bruce Lehrmann found to have raped Brittany Higgins
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