Network 10 is seeking $2m from Bruce Lehrmann following his bruising defamation suit loss.
Mr Lehrmann was dealt a devastating blow in April when Justice Michael Lee found he had, on the balance of probabilities, raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in March 2019.
The judge dismissed Mr Lehrmann’s claim he had been defamed by a 2021 interview between Ms Higgins and journalist Lisa Wilkinson on The Project in which Ms Higgins alleged she was raped by a colleague after a night out.
Justice Lee found it was more likely than not that Mr Lehrmann was “hellbent on having sex” with Ms Higgins and that “he did not care one way or another whether (she) understood or agreed to what was going on”.
The parties returned to the Federal Court on Thursday to argue about the legal bills accrued during the proceedings and the manner in which they will be paid.
Ten’s barrister Zoe Graus on Thursday told the court that the broadcaster was seeking a lump-sum payment against Mr Lehrmann.
Ms Graus told the court that Network 10 was seeking $2m from the former political staffer.
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-NCA NewsWire