Exclusive: Lawyers for former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins have given notice that they will sue two former Liberal ministers and the Commonwealth for about $3 million
, her lawyers have indicated that they will pursue a claim in civil court this month.In documents sent to the two former ministers and the Commonwealth, Higgins’ lawyers have set out an intention to sue for sexual harassment, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, negligence and victimisation.
“However, proceedings have yet to be filed. Blumers advised me on Friday that their client intends to progress the civil claim this month.” The statute of limitations in the Australian Capital Territory expired in March, meaning that Higgins could not have brought a claim after that date. But both former ministers and the Commonwealth agreed to waive the time limit.
Higgins had accused fellow former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann of raping her in the office of their then-boss, Reynolds, in Parliament House in the early hours of March 23, 2019, after a night out drinking with colleagues.
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