Bruce Lehrmann tells court he fabricated conversations with lawyer about plans to take defamation action
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#69VN2)
Lehrmann tells court a text saying I'm up for millions' was to placate his girlfriend, not due to a plan to sue
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Bruce Lehrmann says he deliberately fabricated conversations with his then lawyer about early plans to take defamation action in the immediate aftermath of public reporting of Brittany Higgins' allegations.
The federal court on Thursday probed why Lehrmann had taken almost two years, well outside the usual 12-month time limit, to bring a defamation claim against Network Ten, News Corp, and journalists Lisa Wilkinson and Samantha Maiden.
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