David Sharaz asked Linda Reynolds to settle the defamation case with Brittany Higgins

In a post on X, Sharaz says if the Liberal senator doesn’t settle, Higgins will have to face her third trial stemming from allegations Bruce Lehrmann raped her in parliament house

David Sharaz has conceded defeat in his legal row with Linda Reynolds and said he won't fight her defamation action - and pleaded with the former senator to drop her litigation against his fiancee Brittany Higgins in return.