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 cent of Ms Reynolds' legal costs, which are yet to be determined, on Tuesday.

The judgement also revealed Ms Higgins offered to pay Ms Reynolds $200,000 as a contribution to her legal

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