Sky News provides ‘secret’ recordings of Brittany Higgins’ lawyer and fiance to Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial

Recordings of Leon Zwier and others in Sydney bar reportedly revealed lawyer discussing how Higgins could respond to cross-examination. Zwier has denied coaching his client through her fiance

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So-called secret" recordings of Brittany Higgins's lawyer speaking to Higgins's fiance, David Sharaz, at a Sydney bar while she faced cross-examination have been handed over to court.

The recordings were taken of Leon Zwier and others at the Park Hyatt Lobby Bar on 4 December and reportedly revealed the lawyer discussing how Higgins could respond to questions in cross-examination in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation trial.

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