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Brittany Higgins Faces Bankruptcy Action by Former Boss
Linda Reynolds seeks to enforce a defamation judgment exceeding $1 million after Brittany Higgins failed to comply with a bankruptcy notice over social media allegations.
- On Monday, former defence minister Linda Reynolds filed a creditor's petition in the Federal Court, launching bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins after being awarded more than $1m in defamation damages and legal costs.
- After failing to comply with a bankruptcy notice issued several weeks ago, Brittany Higgins was ordered by the Western Australian Supreme Court to pay $315,000 plus interest and 80 per cent of Linda Reynolds's legal costs.
- Justice Paul Tottle found the $200,000 settlement offer unreasonable and recorded Higgins's attempt to cap lawyer fees at $781 per hour, which Reynolds opposed.
- Following Monday, Linda Reynolds confirmed she filed a creditor's petition in the Federal Court, and the case is listed for a WA registrar hearing in November, as Reynolds said `It is unfortunate that I have to take this step in this long-running saga.`
- The bankruptcy filing adds a financial dimension to a wider legal saga that includes Higgins's rape allegation against Bruce Lehrmann and a Federal Court judge's finding on the balance of probabilities.
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Linda Reynolds files bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins
Save (1) Please login to bookmarkClose Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has filed bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins as she seeks to collect $315,000 in damages plus costs from her successful defamation case against her former staffer. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.Already a subscriber? Username or Email Address Password Remember Me …
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