Linda Reynolds’ lawyer suggests substantial damages to ‘restrain’ Higgins from telling ‘her truth’

The five-week defamation trial is scheduled to conclude after Reynolds’ lawyer Martin Bennett delivers his final remarks

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A “substantial” award should be given to Linda Reynolds and a permanent injunction should be placed on Brittany Higgins from making any further disparaging remarks, a court has heard.

Reynolds’ lawyer, Martin Bennett, gave his concluding remarks in the Western Australian supreme court, wrapping up a five-week trial against social media posts by Higgins that Reynolds alleges defamed her.

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