Lisa Wilkinson suing Network Ten for $370000 over legal bills in ...

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson is suing Network Ten for $370,000 in legal costs, which have been racked up so far fighting the defamation case brought against her and the network by Bruce Lehrmann.

Key points:Bruce Lehrmann is suing Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten over a 2019 interview with Brittany HigginsWilkinson has now launched legal action against her former employer for the legal costs associated with the defamation caseIf successful, Wilkinson's court action would force Network Ten to pay for her separate team of defence lawyers

It was in an interview with Wilkinson that former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins first alleged she had been raped inside Parliament House by a colleague.

Mr Lehmann was not named in the interview, though he claimed he was clearly identifiable to politicians and staffers who knew the pair.

Mr Lehrmann was eventually tried over the alleged crime, but the trial was later abandoned because of a juror's misconduct and there have been no findings against him.

He later launched defamation action against Wilkinson and Network Ten, as well as News Life Media and its journalist Samantha Maiden earlier this year.

Mr Lehrmann is also suing the ABC over a National Press Club address involving Ms Higgins.

Bruce Lehrmann is suing Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten for defamation over an interview with Brittany Higgins on The Project in 2021.(AAP: Mick Tsikas)

Eventually, Mr Lehrmann settled with News Life Media and Maiden but is still pursuing Wilkinson and Network Ten.

A hearing for that case is set down in the Federal Court for November.

Wilkinson has had her own team of lawyers for the case, separate from those of Network Ten.

She is now taking action in the NSW Supreme Court, to force Network Ten to pay for her separate defence team.

The case has been listed for mention in the court on November 3.