Breaking: High Court refuses to hear Bruce Lehrmann's appeal The High Court was Bruce Lehrmann's last legal avenue to challenge the outcome.

#Bruce_Lehrmann' s bid to appeal defamation case ruling refused by High Court

The Federal Court had ruled that on the balance of probabilities, Mr Lehrmann did rape #Brittany_Higgins at Parliament House in 2019

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Bruce Lehrmann knew Brittany Higgins didn’t consent, federal court rules as it dismisses defamation appeal Former political staffer was seeking to overturn 2024 ruling by federal court judge which found on the balance of probabilities he raped colleague Brittany Higgins

Bruce Lehrmann has lost his appeal against a defamation judgment which found on the balance of probabilities he raped Brittany Higgins

#Bruce_Lehrmann knew #Brittany_Higgins didn’t consent, federal court rules as it dismisses #defamation appeal

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