Why Lisa Wilkinson's eye-watering legal bill could backfire on her - as court reveals how she ran up $1.8m in fees fighting Bruce Lehrmann in court

Lawyers billed her for every email and phone call Lisa Wilkinson's $1.8million itemised legal bill has been laid bare in a series of eye-watering invoices from her lawyers. Wilkinson opted out of using Ten's lawyers due to a relationship breakdown with her employer that left her feeling as though the network did not care enough about her reputation to represent her properly Her firm of choice was Gillis Delaney Lawyers, where the supervising partner charges $750 per hour, and top defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC, who charges $8,000 per day. Gillis Delaney sent the monthly invoices to Wilkinson, who then forwarded them to Network Ten for payment - but a letter from Ten's lawyers last Friday, also released by the court, reveals the network disputes 'every entry in the bundle'. Lisa Wilkinson is pictured outside the Federal Court on the day of the judgement, April 15 Pictured: A screenshot of several expenses on an invoice sent to Wilkinson from Gillis Delaney Spotlight complaint and personal PR According to the invoices, Wilkinson has billed Ten for issues outside the Lehrmann matter - including a formal complaint she lodged against Network Seven's Spotlight program, and personal publicity issues involving her celebrity agent Nick Fordham. The bill was sent to Wilkinson's lawyers, before it was sent to her Why Lisa Wilkinson could be left out of pocket Justice Lee had ordered Network Ten cover costs that were 'reasonably incurred' by Wilkinson, which means the broadcaster would not be required to pay for anything outside the Lehrmann matter.