On Friday, the federal court heard that the Telegraph wanted to call a new witness, who it said would help its defence against Rush.
Rush and Norvill were in court on Friday to hear the argument around whether witness X’s 85-page statement should be included.
The defamation trial between the Daily Telegraph and Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush would have to be delayed until next year if the newspaper is successful in its last-minute attempt to call a new witness.
He claimed the paper has “pestered” witness X “since shortly after the commencement of the proceedings”.