Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial live: court to hear evidence from The Project producer on Lisa Wilkinson’s Brittany Higgins interview

Lehrmann is suing Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson in the federal court of Australia for defamation. Follow the latest news and updates from the trial today

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We are heading into the home straight of the defamation case which Bruce Lehrmann has brought against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson over an interview with Brittany Higgins on Ten’s The Project.

Legal sources say Justice Michael Lee is likely to address a report in News Corp publications on Tuesday which alleges Higgins’ lawyer Leon Zwier was secretly recorded discussing the case with her fiance, David Sharaz.