ACT chief justice publishes reasons for maintaining suppression orders in a newly released judgment
The judge who oversaw the trial of Bruce Lehrmann feared that the media frenzy directed at Brittany Higgins carried “a risk to her life”, a newly-released judgment shows.for maintaining a number of suppression orders over aspects of the case, which were challenged by media outlets following the conclusion of criminal proceedings.
The nature of Lehrmann’s application still cannot be published. When he first made it in November, McCallum said she needed to prohibit any reporting of it to safeguard the then planned retrial from any prejudice.
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