Network Ten has won a bid to reopen its defence against former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann, using new evidence from former Seven producer Taylor Auerbach.
Already a subscriber?Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been accused of leaking thousands of pages of confidential documents from his criminal rape trial to the Seven Network, including personal text messages, then lying about it under oath, a court has heard.
Justice Lee was due to deliver his final judgment in the blockbuster defamation case on Thursday, but it will now be delayed until next week.Matthew Collins, KC, representing Ten, said Mr Lehrmann allegedly handed thousands of pages of documents that were given to him in an “e-brief” by the Australian Federal Police, which had charged him with raping a colleague in Parliament House in 2019.
Mr Lehrmann was not named in the broadcast but argues there was enough detail to identify him as the alleged rapist. He has always denied the allegations. “This is clearly fresh evidence,” Justice Lee said. “It may or may not be material to the determination of the proceedings. It is not simply a matter that goes to the credibility of the applicant.” He cited the “intense public interest” in the case in deciding to allow the new evidence.has been a controversial sidebar to the high-profile defamation case. In June and August last year, Seven aired two episodes in which Mr Lehrmann was interviewed at length about the allegations.
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