A court found social media posts by Brittany Higgins defamed her former boss Linda Reynolds. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS

Brittany Higgins has been ordered to pay the bulk of her former boss's legal costs after losing a defamation case, as details of a rejected peace treaty emerge.

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Linda Reynolds sued Ms Higgins over a series of social media posts the ex-senator believed damaged her reputation.

The Western Australian Supreme Court last month found the posts were defamatory and awarded damages of $315,000 plus $26,109 interest to Ms Reynolds.

Ms Higgins was ordered to pay 80 per c

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