The Federal Court reveals the defamation action of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann against the News Corp media organisation has ended.
Key points:No compensation was paid to Mr Lehrmann as part of the out-of-court settlement, but News Life Media did agree to cover some of Mr Lehrmann's legal costs
No compensation was paid to Mr Lehrmann as part of the out-of-court settlement, but News Life Media did agree to cover some of Mr Lehrmann's legal costs in the now-abandoned defamation proceedings. "Bruce Lehrmann commenced defamation proceedings claiming that this article accused him of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins.
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