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Should or shouldn't, is there any legal ground for billing?

Someone who hasnt been responding to you is suddenly going to pay you? I would foresee them simply rejecting your "bill" and don't see how it could hold up in court. They are spending their time too afterall, whats to stop them from billing you?

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Well without a contract (even a verbal agreement) in place for them to refer to in court, as a case it seems pretty thin. It also seems like the lawyers will make more out of this than any of the parties.

But there's no reason why when asked to do the work, you couldn't say I'll do it for a price and see how the employer responds.

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