Category Archives: Case 18 Bruce Lehrmann

Bruce Lehrmann’s hat returns to court

Posted on August 19, 2025 by andrew

His appeal against Justice Lee’s Federal Court decision in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case begins tomorrow in Court 1 at 10.15 am tomorrow, Wednesday, August 20, 2025, available via live streaming   Justice Wigney, Justice Colvin, Justice Abraham will be on … Continue reading →

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Poor judgement – bad apple judges harm entire judiciary

Posted on August 6, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In my own narrow lane of writing about wrongful convictions, the concentration of error prone judges probably seems higher than elsewhere in the legal system. But maybe not … Supreme Court judge (since 2014) Belinda Rigg SC, … Continue reading →

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Juno told to Sofronoff

Posted on July 22, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The ACT Integrity Commission’s Operation Juno is an examination of Walter Sofronoff’s actions after he was appointed under the ACT Inquiries Act to investigate whether the aborted Bruce Lehrmann trial in 2023 had been affected by political influence or interference. … Continue reading →

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Lucky girl, that Brittany

Posted on June 28, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Lucky girl, that Brittany Higgins …the young woman who in December 2022 was hastily paid $2.44 million in compensation by the Federal Government partly for not being able to ever work again after being allegedly raped by … Continue reading →

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Linda Reynolds sues commonwealth over Brittany Higgins $2.4m payout debacle

Posted on April 25, 2025 by andrew

Report by Janet Albrechtsen and Stephen Rice in The Australian Former Liberal minister Linda Reynolds is suing the commonwealth over its conduct in Brittany Higgins’ compensation case, claiming the then-Labor government’s $2.4 million payout had the effect of “publicly affirming” Ms Higgins’ … Continue reading →

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A thousand reasons for Lehrmann appeal

Posted on November 6, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal against his failed defamation case against Ten and Lisa Wilkinson will raise over 700 inconsistencies in Justice Lee’s judgement and more than 300 alleged lies told by his rape accuser Brittany Higgins across the … Continue reading →

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Lehrmann appeal ‘free’ to go ahead – no cash up front

Posted on October 23, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Federal Court judge Wendy Abraham has dismissed the Ten Network’s application to force Bruce Lehrmann to put up $200,000 ahead of his appeal being heard; she also set aside the $2 million legal bill Lehrmann was ordered … Continue reading →

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Reynolds claim: the plot allegation behind Higgins’ rape allegation

Posted on July 9, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. “The Plan … started long before Lisa Wilkinson’s infamous Project interview in February 2021. Shortly after meeting Sharaz in May 2020 – some 14 months after the alleged rape – Higgins crafted a note about an ‘anatomy … Continue reading →

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How can men prove their innocence ?

Posted on July 5, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Sexual assault, what people think of as rape and sexual intercourse without consent are not really the same thing, yet they are stapled together in the eyes of the law. The entire subject is one of the … Continue reading →

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Bruce Lehrmann “is not a rapist” – Rule of Law Institute

Posted on June 5, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Bruce Lehrmann has not been convicted of rape – yet his name and reputation have suffered as if he had been. It was in the civil proceedings that Justice Lee ruled in favour of Network Ten and … Continue reading →

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