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Answers over Spending of Brittany Higgins’ $2.4m Payout Delayed

Federal Court judge Michael Feutrill reserved his decision on Linda Reynolds' creditors petition seeking to trace Brittany Higgins' $2.4 million payout after Reynolds launched bankruptcy proceedings in October.
A Western Australia Supreme Court ruling awarded Linda Reynolds $315,000 plus $26,109 interest and ordered Brittany Higgins to pay 80 per cent of legal costs estimated at more than $1 million.
A 360-page judgment made factual findings about events involving Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins, including the alleged 2019 rape; Justice Paul Tottle found Higgins' posts carried multiple imputations and 26 false or misleading statements.
Service issues have complicated the creditors petition process after papers were served to Brittany Higgins' lawyer, with Martin Bennett saying, `If somebody takes the trouble to instruct a solicitor to accept service on their behalf, they're not contesting service.`
Bruce Lehrmann, former co-worker and litigant, has lost an appeal and flagged taking the case to the High Court; His Honour will write reasons due to the novel issue, and Lehrmann was ordered to pay $85,000 for defamation.

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Technical wrinkle adds delay to Higgins bankruptcy case

Linda Reynolds’ bid to recoup more than $1.3 million in damages and costs from Brittany Higgins has been deferred over whether the former staffer needed to be served bankruptcy papers.

7 days ago·Sydney, Australia

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