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Lawyer says Mills wants court transcripts published
Heather Mills is considering a return to court to force the publication of secret documents exposing Sir Paul McCartney's behaviour during their marriage, her lawyer said yesterday.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:01 April 2, 2008
London: Heather Mills is considering a return to court to force the publication of secret documents exposing Sir Paul McCartney's behaviour during their marriage, her lawyer said yesterday.
David Rosen said his client wanted to put the record straight over claims she was a gold-digger after the ex-Beatle's £400 million (Dh2,924 million) fortune.
Mills feels frustrated that a damning judgement, in which she was awarded £24.3 million, was made public but full court transcripts were held back under the terms of a gagging order issued by Justice Bennett. She is considering launching a new legal battle to have all the evidence made available, allowing the public to make up their own minds.
Her action came as pictures were published of Sir Paul on holiday in the Caribbean with new girlfriend, the US heiress Nancy Shevell. The couple were reportedly seen kissing openly and sailing together in a dinghy.
Violent behaviour
Documents leaked early in the case said Mills, 40, a former model, had accused McCartney, 65, of being violent towards her although Justice Bennett ruled the evidence irrelevant when calculating her payout.
Rosen sought to argue: "The conduct was not relevant and didn't factor in the judgement. But that doesn't mean to say it is not relevant at all to her and what people may think of her. She just wants the public to have the full facts of the case. She wants people to know that she was a good mother and a good wife.
"You can read from the judgement she had significantly contributed to bringing back Paul from the depths of depression and rebuilding his confidence following the death of Linda and that she felt he leaned on her."
Rosen said Mills would have happily accepted £20 million - almost £5 million less than she was awarded -but McCartney refused to settle.
He said his client felt "robbed" of time with her daughter Beatrice because she spent so much energy fighting the divorce. She had also been left fearful about attacks by "wackos" after details of her private life were made public in the divorce judgement.
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