Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Scunner on March 18, 2008, 17:47:11 PM
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We knew it anyway but...
From bbc.co.uk
Mills gave 'inaccurate' evidence
The ruling questioned Ms Mills' statement that she owned a penthouse flat in Piccadilly worth "approximately £500,000" when she met Sir Paul, along with a Brighton property "worth £250,000".
"I have to say I cannot accept the wife's case that she was wealthy and independent by the time she met the husband in the middle of 1999," said Mr Justice Bennett.
He said the penthouse flat "was not worth £500,000 in 1999", adding she sold it in 2001 for £385,000 after the London property market had risen substantially since 1999.
"She did not in 1999 own the property in Brighton. That was not bought until March 2000," he said.
He also questioned her claim that she had £2m-£3m in the bank at this time, adding: "There is no documentary evidence to support that assertion."
And her claim to have had "very significant earnings as set out in her affidavit" were not supported by her tax returns, the ruling said.
The judge added that her tax returns "disclose no charitable giving at all", despite Mills saying she gave "as much as 80% or 90% of her earnings ... direct to charities".
Money undeserved but well spent Sir Paul [:o]