The brothers of a farmer's daughter from Shropshire who successfully sued them after being written out of £9 million of family money by her dad's 'sexist' will are facing a £1 million legal bill.
The brothers of a farmer's daughter from Shropshire who successfully sued them after being written out of £9 million of family money by her dad's "sexist" will are facing a £1 million legal bill.Julie Mate, pictured outside the High Court, will now get 75 per cent of her lawyer's bills paid by her brothers
Julie, who now lives in north Shropshire, said she was"devastated and dumbfounded" when her dad, Donald Mate, died in 1992 and left his share of the farm to his wife Shirley and two sons, with Shirley, now 89, later also giving her share to the boys. She did not challenge the will, but last week won a £652,000 payout from her brothers' fortune after a judge found it was her work in moving some of the farm's land from green belt so it could be sold to developers that allowed the brothers to pocket £9 million.
Judge Andrew Sutcliffe KC said in the High Court on Wednesday that the brothers would have to pay 75 per cent of Julie's lawyers' bills - estimated at about £500,000 - with about £269,000 up front, pending a full assessment.
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