Linda Reynolds has launched bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins in an effort to claim more than $1m in damages and legal fees after her defamation win against her former staffer in August.

Higgins was ordered to pay Reynolds $315,000 in damages with an additional $26,109 in interest after a WA supreme court judge found Higgins had defamed Reynolds in social media posts. Higgins and her husband, David Sharaz, were also ordered to pay for 80% of Reynolds’ legal costs – a figure expected to surpass $1m.

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