Justice Michael Lee will allow Channel Ten to present additional evidence in its defence of a defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann, delaying the judgment which was scheduled for Thursday morning.
A date has been set down to hear the new evidence on Wednesday, when evidence from a former Seven producer, Taylor Auerbach, will be tested.
The fresh evidence presented by Ten was uncovered last week after Auerbach issued defamation proceedings against Lehrmann.
Channel Ten’s lawyers told the federal court Lehrmann may have handed confidential documents he received in his criminal trial to the Seven network’s Spotlight program.
Sue Chrysanthou SC, for Lisa Wilkinson, said Lehrmann has not been entirely honest about the financial benefits that he received from Seven.
The court heard Lehrmann may have given instructions to his legal team which may not have been truthful.
Lehrmann is opposing the application to reopen the case to hear new evidence.
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