00:00The bill is finally in, albeit at a discounted rate and unlikely to ever be paid.
00:08Network 10 told the court the invoices for its defence came to around $3.6 million, but
00:16it was prepared to knock that down to $2 million, which was endorsed by Justice Michael Lee.
00:23The cost battle has run for weeks, with court documents revealing the staggering rates for
00:28top lawyers, including 10's barrister Matthew Collins, who charges $11,000 a day.
00:35Bruce Lehman's lawyers said 10 had run the case in a Rolls-Royce manner.
00:40The lawyers queried a $400,000 bill near the end of the trial, speculated to be due to
00:47the grenade that exploded over the case when former 7 producer Taylor Auerbach made his
00:53sensational appearance as a witness.
00:56But Justice Lee said the costs were no surprise to him.
00:59Justice Lee said he wanted to resolve the matter in a quick and dirty way to save everyone's
01:05money.
01:06But the court still has to decide on costs in a dispute between Lisa Wilkinson and Network
01:1210.
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