The long running divorce dispute between Paul McCartney and everyone's favourite whiner Heather Mills finally reaches court next week, and could well result in the biggest divorce settlement ever, given Macca's estimated £825 million fortune.
As I understand it, because divorce proceedings take place behind closed doors in the Family Division of the High Court, there won't be an official announcement on what settlement is reached, and the settlement will only come under public scrutiny if either side appeals. We won't know much at all about the hearing itself, which is a shame because it could be an amusing affair given that Mills will reportedly represent herself after falling out with her lawyers, who are themselves reportedly suing her over unpaid bills.
Experts reckon Mills could get up to £60 million, considerably more than the £48 million businessman John Charman was ordered to pay his ex-wife last year - a record divorce settlement. Mills claims that she helped McCartney get his life back together after the death of first wife Linda McCartney, and that that was crucial in enabling his subsequent career revival, may be crucial in deciding what Heather is due over and above maintenance payments to support her and the couple's daughter Beatrice. Macca's lawyers will be keen to point out much of the singer's fortune comes from his career pre his marriage to Mills.