REBEKAH Vardy will today drag Wagatha rival Coleen Rooney back to court over her “ridiculous” legal complaint.
Leicester striker Jamie’s wife claims Wayne’s wife has vastly inflated her £1.8m expenses due to their defamation battle.
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Rebekah Vardy to drag Wagatha rival Coleen Rooney back to court over her ‘ridiculous’ law Credit: Getty
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Becky claims Coleen, pictured, has vastly inflated her £1.8million costs due to their defamation battleCredit: Getty
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The showdown comes five years after Coleen, wife of former England star Wayne, accused her former friend Becky of leaking stories about herCredit: The Mega Agency
They include £2,000 for one of Coleen’s lawyers to stay in a five-star London hotel, with £225 for food and a minibar.
Furious Rebekah vowed to continue her fight with Coleen after accusing her rival’s lawyers of “trying to pick her pockets”.
Their latest court showdown comes today, almost exactly five years since Coleen launched their epic Wagatha Christie ding-dong by accusing her former friend of leaking stories about her.
Becky was ordered to pay 90 per cent of Coleen’s legal costs after unsuccessfully suing her for defamation.
But she is now contesting the £1.8million bill which she claims was unfairly inflated by the wife of former England star Wayne.
It includes £2,000 for her lawyer to stay at the five-star Nobu Hotel in London, along with a £225 food and drink tab.
A source said: “As far as Becky is concerned, they were trying to pick her pockets because they thought they could get away with it.
“They underestimated their costs and overcharged her.
“From expert witness fees to attorney fees, the numbers are ridiculous.
“They have chosen the kitchen sink approach and are trying to get as much as they can out of it.
“Why on earth should her lawyer dine at some place so rich that cod costs £52 – and expect Becky to foot the bill?
Wagatha war explodes again as Vardy and Rooney’s lawyers battle over £320k bill, while Becky stays in £7k resort
“Becky won’t take it.
“He will continue to fight in court until he feels the outcome is fair.”
The final defamation bill is more than three times the £540,000 mother-of-five Becky, 42, originally budgeted for.
A preliminary hearing is due to begin today at the High Court where Becky will present her skeleton argument.
Her legal team claims many of Coleen’s claims are outlandish and contain errors.
They believe she was billed at least £120,000 worth of expenses that were outside the timeframe she was supposed to pay.
The attorneys are also disputing what they say is an unexplained six-figure difference between expected litigation costs and the final figure.
These include allegedly inflated hourly rates from law firms Stewarts in London and Brabners in Liverpool.
As for Becky, they’re trying to pick her pockets because they think that’s how they’ll get away with it
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Becky’s legal team also questioned how lawyers spent so much time on what was described as a simple case.
The feud began on October 9, 2019, when mum-of-four Coleen revealed she had become a detective to find out who had been leaking stories from her private Instagram account.
Coleen, 38, ended her tweet with a scathing accusation: “It is . . Rebecca Vardy’s Account.”
Becky denied responsibility amid furious backlash and sued Coleen for defamation.
Even before the case reached the High Court, she branded Coleen’s budget, then £1 million, as “grotesque”.
She was then “devastated” after a judge ruled against her in 2022.
Becky’s team says Coleen claims it’s the equivalent of a lawyer working on it for over two hours a day, every day, from start to finish.
Coleen was also criticized for not revising her budget during the process.
She has been contacted for comment.
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The final defamation bill is more than three times the £540,000 that Becky, wife of Leicester striker Jamie, originally budgeted for.
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Becky’s legal team claims many of Coleen’s claims are outlandish and contain errors Credit: Paul Edwards
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Expenses include £2,000 for one of Coleen’s lawyers to stay at the five-star Nobu Hotel in LondonCredit: Simon Jones
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