William Murphy, a former banker at Merril Lynch who claims his divorce left him with just £450,000 of a £3 million fortune went to the Appeal Court to fight for a ‘fairer deal’ yesterday reports the Mail. In the divorce proceedings the High Court judge gave about £1.88million to Mr Murphy’s wife, two thirds of the couple’s assets, plus her share of a Dublin property company.

The appeal chimes closely with the comments of Baroness Deech who earlier this week said handing a husband’s wealth to the wife after a short childless marriage was demeaning to women who were fully capable of finding work.

Murphy argues he was not given equal treatment with his ex wife when the earlier settlement was made.

‘I want a fair divorce deal,’ says £3m banker left with £450,000 [The Mail]