Macca divorce judgment to be published - Mar 18 2008
The full judgment of Sir Paul McCartney's divorce battle with Heather Mills is to be made public after the former model's application for an appeal was refused.

It is expected to be released later today (Tuesday).

Miss Mills, who was represented by David Rosen, was not in court to hear two Court of Appeal judges rule that the decision by the divorce hearing judge, Mr Justice Bennett, to publish the full judgment was within his discretion and could not be challenged.

Mr Rosen, who sat with Miss Mills throughout the six-day hearing last month as she represented herself, told the judges today that she was worried that security arrangements involving the estranged couple's four-year-old daughter, Beatrice, would be made public if the whole of the judgment was published.

"Miss Mills believes her daughter will be put in real danger. It is most disturbing," he told Lords Justices Thorpe and Wall.

Lord Justice Thorpe said Mr Justice Bennett had consulted the parties over publication of his judgment and given them the opportunity to put their arguments.

Mr Justice Bennett announced yesterday that the whole of his judgment should be released but stayed that decision to give Miss Mills an opportunity to apply for an appeal over publication.

Lord Justice Wall said: "This is a classic example of the exercise by a judge of judicial discretion. This was a highly unusual case which has generated a lot of public interest and publication of the judgment was a matter for the judge."

Heather: Paul worth more than £400m - Mar 18 2008
Heather Mills has claimed Sir Paul McCartney is worth more then the £400 million quoted in their divorce case’s judgment.

Mills questioned Mr Justice Bennett’s conclusion, saying "everybody knows" he had twice that.

She said: "And also, what the judge also said, as well as saying we never lived together, he also said Paul is only worth £400 million and that is what he said he believed him to be worth.

"Everybody knows he has been worth £800 million for the last 15 years ... and I wasn’t allowed any access to any of our accounts, nothing."

Also referring to the judge’s summary she exclaimed: "Apparently we didn’t live together until the day we were married and the judge believed that, even though I’m registered at Westminster Council living with Paul since the 29th of March 2000 and even though many of you were outside Cavendish Avenue in July when we announced our engagement.

"So a lot of strange things have been going on behind the scenes."

In a reference to a GMTV interview in which she compared herself with Kate McCann and Diana, Princess of Wales, she went on: "Apart from one TV thing I’ve stayed quiet for 21 months, I’ve been told that we can speak now, if the judgment was kept private then I wouldn’t be out here speaking."

She insisted Sir Paul had always wanted the judgment to be public "because he wants to look like this generous Sir Paul".

McCartneys to hear divorce details - Mar 17 2008
Warring couple Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are being forced to make a decision together - how much, if any, of their divorce agreement is made public.

They spent six days in court last month in an acrimonious battle to decide the slice Miss Mills should have of the former Beatle’s fortune after four years’ of marriage.