Brittany Higgins, live blog on defamation case against Bruce Lehrmann: Big twist as Lisa Wilkinson’s concerned texts about Higgins’ ‘bruise photo’ are revealed in court – as secret recording of lawyer emerges
The conversation was recorded without the knowledge of Mr. Zwier or Mr. Sharaz, which could make the recording inadmissible in court.
However, the recording may be admitted into evidence if it was recorded in a public place and it is reasonable that others could overhear it.
Judge Michael Lee said one of the issues was whether it was a private conversation or not.
A subpoena has been issued to Sky News for the audio recordings.
When contacted by Sky News, he did not respond to additional questions about whether the medical report he had prepared had also been submitted to the Commonwealth.