A High Court judge has awarded a financier's wife £337million in what is thought to be the biggest divorce cash fight ever seen in an English court.
Sir Chris Hohn and his estranged American wife, Jamie Cooper-Hohn, had fought over who should get what share of a fortune said to run into hundreds of millions of pounds at a trial in the Family Division of the High Court in London this summer.
Detail of the figure awarded to Mrs Cooper-Hohn emerged at a private hearing in London.
The pair had fought over assets totalling more than £700 million.
He said she should get a quarter of their fortune, but she claimed she should get half because the wealth was created as a result of their 'partnership'.
The couple separated after being married for more than 15 years.
Mrs Justice Roberts has yet to deliver a detailed ruling on the dispute, but a draft version has been given to Sir Chris and Mrs Cooper-Hohn and their legal teams.
Sir Christopher has become one of the country's biggest philanthropists after giving more than £1 billion to charity through the Children's Investment Fund Foundation, which is linked to his hedge fund.
It was as chairman of the foundation that Mrs Cooper-Hohn claimed she contributed to their combined wealth.
But Sir Christopher, knighted last month in the Queen's Birthday Honours, claimed he is worth just £67 million and that much of his wealth was built up after they separated.
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