Lisa Wilkinson seeks to overturn findings against her in Lehrmann case

Lisa Wilkinson is seeking to overturn Justice Michael Lee’s findings against her professional conduct during Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation case against her and Network Ten.

Wilkins filed a notice of contention filed with the Federal Court on Wednesday, alleging that Justice Lee made more than 50 errors in his ruling, including his finding that Wilkinson and The Project team had failed in their defence of qualified privilege.

During his findings, Lee noted Wilkinson’s history of publicly “celebrating and lending credence” to Higgins’ story, and “a lack of candour in the witness box” in admitting as such.