Justice Michael Lee will hear an urgent application from Network Ten at 5pm on Tuesday
Network Ten will ask the federal court to reopen its defence on Tuesday at an emergency hearing scheduled less than two days before the judgement in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case is due to be handed down.
Now Justice Lee will hear Ten’s argument for reopening its case in light of “fresh evidence”, according to the interlocutory application filed on Sunday afternoon. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The sensational development at the 11th hour comes more than three months after the five-week trial wrapped up in late December.
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