The former Liberal staffer has been ordered to pay $2 million to Ten for its costs in defending his failed defamation case after the network agreed to discount its bill.
The Federal Court judge found, on the balance of probabilities, that the 29-year-old sexually assaultedHow much another rate rise increase will hurt homeownersBruce Lehrmann has been ordered to pay $2 million to Ten for its costs in defending his failed defamation case after the network agreed to discount its bill.
On Thursday, Lee finalised Ten's bill against Lehrmann after the network agreed to discount the funds it was seeking and quickly resolve the dispute.But after Lee found the network had failed in one of its key defences and the firm also lost out in a number of preliminary legal bids, the amount payable by Lehrmann was reduced to approximately $3.1 million.
Ten agreed to bill Lehrmann for a flat rate of $2 million after a hefty discount was applied, the network's barrister Zoe Graus said on Thursday. While Lehrmann did not consent to or oppose the order, his lawyer Paul Svilans told the court he did not know enough about how Ten's lawyers had been paid to know whether the discounted amount was realistic.Lee approved the amount, finding it was well within the amount that would have been recoverable given the complexity and length of the lawsuit.
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