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Brittany Higgins Drops Defamation Appeal Against Former Boss, Paving Way for Bankruptcy
Brittany Higgins agreed to pay $315,000 in damages and most legal costs after dropping her appeal over defamatory social media posts against former senator Linda Reynolds.
- Brittany Higgins has withdrawn her appeal by lodging a notice to discontinue with the WA Supreme Court in Perth on Monday, ending her challenge to a defamation ruling by Linda Reynolds.
- The dispute began with social media posts published in 2022 and 2023 that Linda Reynolds, former Liberal Senator, said accused her of mishandling a junior staffer's rape allegation and harmed her reputation.
- Justice Paul Tottle found Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz defamed Linda Reynolds, ordering $315,000 in damages plus over $26,000 interest and 80 per cent of legal costs last month.
- Reynolds has moved to recover costs by launching bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz, filing a creditor's petition in the Federal Court alleging Higgins "failed to comply" with a bankruptcy notice.
- Amid a broader legal backdrop, Brittany Higgins alleges she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann, former colleague, whose separate Federal Court proceedings were discontinued after juror misconduct.
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Brittany Higgins drops defamation appeal against former boss, paving way for bankruptcy
Brittany Higgins and her partner David Sharaz were ordered to pay upwards of $341,000 and more than $1 million in costs to Linda Reynolds after they were found to have defamed her in social media posts.
·Sydney, Australia
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