Case No. EWFC-136

27.Both parties have made Open Offers. The Wife’s position at trial has been that there should be an equal division of all the assets, other than the inherited assets. She had previously made an offer that she would accept less than equality to settle the case but, even then, she made it clear that she reserved the right to seek equality at trial. Her detailed Open Offer is dated 30 September 2022. On the basis that she receives half of the net proceeds of sale of the two English properties, she argues that she should also receive 50% of the value of the French Alps apartment in the Husband’s name and a balancing lump sum to deal with the liquid assets. She would be prepared to receive this offshore if the Husband wishes to pay it to her offshore. In relation to the B Bank unvested shares and any other illiquid assets, she would either accept 30% of the net value now or a