“Paul McCartney is expected to find out on Monday how much of his fortune he must hand over to estranged wife Heather Mills when a judge rules on their acrimonious and highly public divorce.”
Reuters, 13th March 2008
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“A leading Caribbean judge has launched a staunch defence of trusts, fuelling expectations that there will be an unprecedented stand-off between offshore and onshore judges over the landmark Charman v Charman divorce ruling.”
Legal Week, 13th March 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Court of Appeal
“The remarriage of a former wife soon after the making of a consent order as to financial arrangements in a divorce settlement did not necessarily invalidate that order. ”
The Times, 4th March 2008
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“Details of Sir Paul McCartney’s acrimonious divorce are set to be published by the High Court to end the speculation over the size of the financial award which could be the biggest in British legal history.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Growing numbers of people are divorcing because of ‘mid-life crisis’, a survey of 100 leading divorce lawyers in England and Wales reveals today.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An heiress who married a penniless East European refugee told the Court of Appeal yesterday that her ‘equal shares’ divorce settlement was unfair.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills look set to fight out their divorce settlement in public after failing yesterday to reach a deal.”
The Times, 19th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The divorce case between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills may have garnered all the headlines last week, but lawyers said the less high-profile Crossley case could have more far-reaching consequences for wealthy couples.”
The Times, 17th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“It looks bad, and it probably won’t save money. A District Judge on the disadvantages of representing yourself in court.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are under a strict order from Mr Justice Bennett, the High Court judge for their divorce settlement hearing, that they risk contempt of court proceedings and fines if details of the negotiations are leaked to the media.”
The Times, 13th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Husbands one, two and three have already netted her £18 million but Susan Crossley’s efforts to secure a slice of her fourth husband’s £45 million fortune hit the buffers last night.”
The Times, 13th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Royal Court of Justice’s Personal Support Unit (PSU) today (11 February) said that Heather Mills should have sought its assistance in relation to her divorce from former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney.”
The Lawyer, 11th February 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A lawyer who acts for himself has a fool for a client, according to the old saw. If you have no legal qualifications whatsoever, logic suggests that representing yourself in court is even more foolhardy – especially when tens of millions of pounds are at stake. Yet that is what Heather Mills will do today when she steps into the ring at the Royal Courts of Justice in London to confront Paul McCartney’s high-priced, expert legal team. Having parted company with her legal advisers, who hold her IOU for at least £1.5m in costs, she is resolved to fight her own corner from now on in the battle for a share of the ex-Beatle’s fortune.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Heather Mills will be able to cross-examine Sir Paul McCartney personally over his multimillion-pound earnings when the estranged couple go to court today to hammer out a final divorce settlement.”
The Times, 11th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“After 18 months of legal wrangling, tabloid leaks and increasingly rancorous mudslinging, Sir Paul McCartney’s divorce from Heather Mills seems set for a final court hearing next week.”
Financial Times, 8th February 2008
Source: www.ft.com
Marchant v Dixon [2008] EWCA Civ 11; [2008] WLR (D) 7
“Re-marriage shortly after the making of a consent order which had provided for payment of a lump sum to capitalise a wife’s periodical payments did not constitute a ‘Barder event’ invalidating the order.”
WLR Daily, 25th January 2008Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The strain of Christmas will register at hundreds of solicitors’ offices today as divorce and separation requests hit their annual peak. Affairs, abuse and simple boredom could see as many as 1.8 million couples contemplate splitting after a fortnight spent largely without the distractions of work.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A businessman took revenge on his wife for divorcing him by destroying one shoe of every pair she owned before suggesting that he had given them to Lady McCartney, a court heard yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“A judge had a discretionary power in ancillary relief proceedings to require a party to show good cause why a prenuptial agreement should not govern the division of assets on the dissolution of the marriage.”
The Times, 3rd January 2008
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“She has married four different millionaires and was described by her last husband as a ‘career divorcee’. Yesterday Susan Crossley appealed for more time to put her case for the right to a share of her last husband’s £45m declared fortune.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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