Bruce Lehrmann has lodged a last-minute appeal against the landmark dismissal of his multimillion-dollar defamation case.
The former Liberal staffer sued Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson over the airing of allegations by Brittany Higgins that she was raped in Parliament House in 2019.
In a landmark ruling, Justice Michael Lee last month found, on the balance of probabilities, Lehrmann had assaulted Ms Higgins, thus throwing out the defamation case.
Lehrmann was given until close of business on Friday afternoon to appeal the decision.
Filings with the court indicate Lehrmann had lodged a notice of appeal with the Federal Court at 8.32am on Friday.
It comes as Network 10 and Ms Wilkinson return to court over the mammoth legal defence, with the former The Project host seeking $1.8m from her employer.
More to come