Overview

• Lehrmann entered a not guilty plea via phone at Hobart Magistrates Court to stealing a Toyota Prado from Mountain River on November 20
• Lawyer Zali Burrows indicated she may seek a stay of proceedings, alleging that Gail Denise Oates breached sub judice rules with a media interview
• Burrows also challenged a police statement that omitted the accused’s name, prompting Magistrate Marron to require the release of additional case-file material
• The matter is set for a three-day hearing, with Lehrmann’s bail continued and the next court date fixed for September 19
• Lehrmann is separately appealing a Federal Court finding on the balance of probabilities that he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins