Brittany Higgins has been ordered to pay the bulk of former minister Linda Reynolds’ hefty legal bill for her successful defamation claim against the former Liberal staffer, in a judgment that reveals an eleventh-hour bid to head off the case.

West Australian Supreme Court Justice Paul Tottle on Tuesday ruled Reynolds was entitled to 80 per cent of the legal costs incurred in her defamation suit against Higgins, which are believed to total more than $1 million. Loading...

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