Bruce Lehrmann could be called to face cross-examination in two weeks’ time to explain why he did not file defamation proceedings against Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten within the usual 12-month time limit.
The federal court is expected to sit on 16 March for a preliminary hearing in the Lehrmann defamation proceedings, which will focus on the significant delay in his filing of the defamation claim against Wilkinson and Network Ten.
