Bruce Lehrmann ordered to pay $2m in costs to Network Ten in possible ‘deal of the century’
Ten’s lawyer says its costs from the failed defamation trial have been calculated at $3.7m but it is seeking a lesser lump sumFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBruce Lehrmann has been ordered to pay $2m to Network Ten after his failed defamation case in what the former Liberal staffer’s lawyer said “might be the deal of the century”.In a costs hearing before Justice Michael Lee on Thursday, Ten’s barrister, Zoe Graus, told the court Ten calculated its costs at the end of May were $3,668,420.83 but it was seeking a lump-sum costs order of $2m.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

Ten’s lawyer says its costs from the failed defamation trial have been calculated at $3.7m but it is seeking a lesser lump sum
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Bruce Lehrmann has been ordered to pay $2m to Network Ten after his failed defamation case in what the former Liberal staffer’s lawyer said “might be the deal of the century”.
In a costs hearing before Justice Michael Lee on Thursday, Ten’s barrister, Zoe Graus, told the court Ten calculated its costs at the end of May were $3,668,420.83 but it was seeking a lump-sum costs order of $2m.
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