Formula 1 boss [Bernie Ecclestone] faces divorce case

[edesignuk]

The wife of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has filed for divorce, it has been confirmed.

A spokeswoman for Slavica Ecclestone said the announcement had been prompted by media speculation.

This year's Sunday Times Rich List estimated her husband's personal fortune to be in excess of £2bn.

Mrs Ecclestone will be represented by divorce lawyer Liz Vernon, who represented the wife of Arsenal and England footballer Ray Parlour in 2004.

She secured a deal which gave her client a third of her ex-husband's future earnings for four years.

Simon Bethel, a family law specialist with law firm Mills & Reeve, said: "Given Mr and Mrs Ecclestone were reputed to be worth £2.4bn in the 2008 Rich List, this case may see the highest award to a wife in legal history." BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7740348.stm).

Oh dear Bernie, that's gonna hurt.

[Counterfit]

He'll just jack up the fees for hosting a Grand Prix to cover the loss. :rolleyes:

[xUKHCx]

Ray Parlour thats a blast from the past.

I bet the lawyers are rubbing their hands together on this one.

[iGav]

He'll just jack up the fees for hosting a Grand Prix to cover the loss. :rolleyes:

Nah, he just needs to sue those that don't pay... like those tight arsed Canadians. ;)

I noticed that the Beeb's article makes no mention of the much reported rumour that many of Bernie's assets are actually in her name. :p

[edesignuk]

I noticed that the Beeb's article makes no mention of the much reported rumour that many of Bernie's assets are actually in her name. :pI read that in the Metro this morning, apparently she will actually have to give him money from "her" assets.