Lehrmann denies receiving legal advice that he would not be criminally prosecuted and says delay was to avoid risk of prejudice
Lawyers for Network Ten have questioned “how on Earth” it was reasonable for Bruce Lehrmann to sit on his hands and not file a defamation claim for 12 months, despite being told he had a “red hot defamation case”, was going to “make millions” and that he didn’t need to worry about a criminal prosecution.
Lehrmann and the media outlets instead made their final arguments to Justice Michael Lee on whether the 12-month time limit should be extended. “If I’m named tonight, he says I’m up for millions as defamation,” Lehrmann told his then girlfriend in one message. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup“You’ve got a plaintiff who says I’m primarily focused on my reputation, I’ve been told there won’t be a prosecution, I’m exploring getting a PR agent, I’m exploring talking to the media … yet doesn’t send a concerns notice, doesn’t even put the defendants on notice of a claim,” Collins told the court.
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