Bruce Lehrmann had no-win, no-fee deal with lawyers, federal court told

Court hears former Liberal party staffer also had no agreement for a third party to cover costs of his defamation lawsuit

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Bruce Lehrmann did not have a third party lined up to pay his legal costs and his lawyers agreed to a no-win no-fee arrangement, the federal court has heard.

At a costs hearing for Lehrmann v Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson on Wednesday, Justice Michael Lee said Lehrmann’s legal costs were significant but were not recoverable because of the agreement.

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