Today marks the deadline for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann to lodge an appeal against a ruling in the Federal Court that found on the balance of probabilities he raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. Today marks the deadline for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann to lodge an appeal against a ruling in the Federal Court that found on the balance of probabilities he raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. Courts and Trials, Media Industry Latest business news