Millionaire hairdresser takes case to European court in bid to win father's ... trends now

A 'ruthless and materialistic' hairdresser who lost a battle with her brother over their father's £100m estate is now taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights after a key piece of evidence in the case was questioned by a judge.

Louise Reeves was accused of manipulating her property tycoon father Kevin Reeves into leaving her most of fortune while her brother got almost nothing in a bitter court battle.

She faced £2million in legal costs when lost the High Court fight last year, she failed to disclose that she had a business relationship with the solicitor who drew up their father's will.

The High Court judge found that his 'ruthless' sister Louise had 'engineered' the making of the document, 'pulling the wool over (her father's) eyes' so he signed a will he didn't understand.  

But when her brother Bill Reeves tried to get Louise jailed for contempt of court for concealing the relationship a new judge dismissed the case.

Justice Joanna Smith said: 'I consider there to be risk that this application is brought out of vindictive desire to punish Louise.'

Speaking for the first time, Louise said: 'Obviously, I am relieved with this judgment. I've lost all faith in the British legal system, to be frank, given the position I have been left in.

'But I feel a vindication. Now we go to the European Court of Human Rights, and I hope that we can use this judgment in order to get justice. We will win.'

Louise's father, who built his empire in the Southampton area, left her £80m when he died in 2019 and virtually nothing to his son Bill, who immediately challenged the will.

Louise, 36, said: 'My brother never spoke to me again, and I have never spoken to him.'

Last year, Mr Justice Michael Green threw out the will that was

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