Lisa Wilkinson wins bid for Ten to pay her legal fees in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case

Justice Michael Lee, ruling in journalist's favour, accepts Lisa Wilkinson took legal advice about her Logies speech about Brittany Higgins

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It was reasonable for Lisa Wilkinson to retain separate lawyers to represent her in a defamation trial brought against Network Ten and its high-profile presenter, the federal court has ruled.

This is not a case where Ms Wilkinson acted unthinkingly in retaining separate representation," Justice Michael Lee said on Wednesday.

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