Brit Higgins and David Sharaz “conceived a plan to the last detail” to damage Linda Reynolds, page-237

This was looked into by the Kaye Report on the Sodonchroff inquiry:

“What Mr Drumgold alleges is that Mr Sofronoff’s association with Ms Albrechtsen in particular might be thought by the fair-minded observer to have possibly diverted Mr Sofronoff from deciding the issues in his terms of reference on their merit,” O’Gorman said.

Kate Eastman, a lawyer representing the ACT government, a party to the proceedings, said it was not clear the pair’s extensive communications had any effect on Sofronoff’s conduct.

Worth noting that Reynolds won a $90k settlement for defamation from the ACT government. And granted, the relationship between Sodonchroff and Albrechsten always looked iffy but it appears to have survived close legal scrutiny.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/04/bruce-lehrmann-prosecution-walter-sofronoff-shane-drumgold-impression-bias-court-ntwnfb