Bruce Lehrmann knew Brittany Higgins did not consent to sex, Lisa Wilkinson’s lawyers tell court in appeal documents

Exclusive: Defamation trial judge found on balance of probabilities Lehrmann was recklessly indifferent to whether or not there was consent'

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Bruce Lehrmann was not indifferent" to Brittany Higgins consenting to sexual intercourse, but instead knew she was not consenting, Lisa Wilkinson's lawyers have told the federal court in fresh arguments ahead of the former Liberal staffer's defamation case appeal.

In April Justice Michael Lee found the former Liberal staffer was not defamed by Wilkinson and Ten when The Project broadcast an interview with Higgins on Monday 15 February 2021 in which she alleged she was raped in Parliament House.

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