In addition to her divorce hitting the High Court in February, Heather Mills is reportedly facing a court battle with her former divorce lawyers after she wracked up £2million in legal fees.

Mishcon de Reya represented Heather for nearly 18 months after she separated from Paul McCartney but are said to have dumped her as a client after she went against their wishes over giving television interviews last month.

According to the Daily Mail, the law firm is set to collect the fees when the financial aspects of the divorce are finalised but are now worried that she will only receive a nominal amount just covering her other debts and so have asked her to start clear the debt ahead of the settlement or face legal proceedings.

A source told the newspaper: “Heather has been told she has to make steps to clear the debt. She has been told that a writ is as good as on its way.”

“Mishcon is acting as any business that is concerned about recovering a bad debt would. The firm worked tirelessly in difficult circumstances for Heather and it is now concerned it may not get its money.”

“The thinking is that by going so public with a raft of accusations in that round of television interviews, Heather ruined her chances of getting a reasonable settlement.”

“Mishcon is concerned that Heather could get a nominal settlement of a few million pounds. But because she has other debts to clear, there is a worry that Mishcon will be at the back of the queue.”