The judge ruled journalists could report the couple were locked in a financial dispute earlier this year, but said no details could be revealed. 'The wife's case is that 50 per cent of the assets would not be enough to meet her needs including those arising from her disability and she says there should be a departure from equality in her favour, which would be a distribution of the assets of approximately 53 per cent to her and 47 per cent to the husband, or thereabouts.'. Former Watford MP Richard Harrington failed in his bid to keep a ruling on the financial dispute under wraps when Judge Anne Hudd concluded her findings should be made public. Judge Hudd said she thought Mr Harrington had been ‘evasive’ when answering some questions during the proceedings. Judge Hudd concluded that their fortune should be split 50-50. But the judge, who heard the case at the Central Family Court in London, said "some aspects" of Mr Harrington's behaviour meant publication was in the public interest. Judge Hudd said she thought Mr Harrington had been 'evasive' when answering some questions during the proceedings. ', She said: 'He did not ultimately challenge the medical evidence about her condition but whilst conceding that there were issues with her health even during the course of the marriage, and he says that that led to the marriage breakdown, he frequently sought to compare her situation with his.'. In the written explanation of her decision, the judge said: ‘Given the issues that arose within these proceedings and the findings that I made about some aspects of (Mr Harrington’s) behaviour and shortcomings in his disclosure, I am satisfied that this is a case in which publication of my judgment would be in the public interest. Mr Harrington failed in his bid to keep a ruling on the financial dispute under wraps when Judge Anne Hudd concluded her findings should be made public. He had been asked how an extension of the Metropolitan underground line would affect land in which he had an interest. The wife of a former Conservative MP argued she should get more than half of his £20million fortune to ‘meet the needs’ of her hoarding disorder, court papers have revealed. The judge said he had conceded that the value of the investment would be "likely to benefit" only after a question was asked for a third time. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. Jessie Harrington, 60, then demanded 53 per cent of the couple's £20 million fortune, mostly earned during Mr Harrington's successful career in property development, including properties in Brighton, Spain and the Caribbean. Mrs Harrington had called for publication of the ruling and said ‘transparency’ was in the public interest given Mr Harrington was a ‘public figure’. It’s about how fantasies and cultures can be created and the lengths that people will go to in order to protect their community. I hope the rest of my family will also be allowed to do so without further disruption to their privacy.'. She argued that 50 per cent would not be enough to ‘meet her needs including those arising from her disability’ after she was recently diagnosed with a hoarding disorder. 'This was what I offered at the outset. In the papers, Judge Hudd revealed how Mr Harrington and his wife Jessie (right) had argued over assets of approximately £20million after their split. The wife now estimates that there are between 100 and 150. Post has often gone unanswered. 22:01 30 Jul 2020, updated 22:49 30 Jul 2020. +1 628 123 4000 [email protected] Mon–Sat: 8:00AM–6:00PM Sunday: CLOSED The judge ruled journalists could reveal Mr and Mrs Harrington were fighting over money but, at that stage, she said no detail could be revealed. 1010 Avenue of the Moon New York, NY 10018 US. ‘This is a problem that was apparent and that escalated during the course of the marriage although was only recently diagnosed as such by the single joint expert who was appointed within these proceedings.