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Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have failed to reach agreement over a financial settlement in their High Court divorce case. | Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have failed to reach agreement over a financial settlement in their High Court divorce case. |
The settlement will be decided at a later date by Mr Justice Bennett after he reserved judgement on the case. | The settlement will be decided at a later date by Mr Justice Bennett after he reserved judgement on the case. |
It has been suggested the financial settlement could break records. | It has been suggested the financial settlement could break records. |
Divorce experts have suggested that, based on recent cases, Ms Mills could walk away with £60m of Sir Paul's estimated £825m. | Divorce experts have suggested that, based on recent cases, Ms Mills could walk away with £60m of Sir Paul's estimated £825m. |
That would make it the biggest settlement of its kind in a British court. | That would make it the biggest settlement of its kind in a British court. |
The current record rests with businessman John Charman who was ordered to pay £48m to his ex-wife last year. | The current record rests with businessman John Charman who was ordered to pay £48m to his ex-wife last year. |
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Mr Justice Bennett's judgement, due in the next few weeks, will be binding on both parties and may never be known to the outside world. | |
Any financial settlement will not be made public unless the case goes to the Court of Appeal. | Any financial settlement will not be made public unless the case goes to the Court of Appeal. |
But his judgement could be challenged there if either side is unhappy. | |
Under those circumstances, the case - which has so far remained behind closed doors - would become public, with all arguments in the public domain. | |
Ms Mills, 40, who lost part of a leg in a road accident in 1993, married Sir Paul in June 2002, four years after the death of his first wife Linda from breast cancer. | |
The couple, who have a four-year-old daughter Beatrice together, announced the end of their marriage in 2006. | |
Ms Mills, who has been representing herself throughout the hearing, smiled at waiting reporters as she left court. | |
Sir Paul, 65 - thought to be rehearsing for Wednesday night's Brit Awards where he will receive a special prize for outstanding contribution to music - was not in court on Monday. |