However, the relationship cooled off and in December ended completely, with Mr Dawson moving into another flat of theirs in Georges Square, Bristol.
The ran the business from their sprawling home in the quiet village of Little Sodbury in south Gloucestershire.
Mr Dawson claimed that, when he had earlier agreed to sell his part of the company to Miss Bell, he had done so under pressure from her. At the High Court in Bristol, Judge Havelock-Allan rejected his claim of 'duress', but cast doubt on the reliability of either party's testimony. He said: 'There is an old adage that it is unwise to mix business with pleasure.
This case is perhaps a paradigm example. He said Ms Bell had been 'a quietly spoken and almost diminutive figure' in the witness box, but that too did not reveal her full character, said the judge.
Miss Bell's barrister, Matthew Mason, criticised the appeal as 'hopeless' from the start. Mr Dawson, he said, had been left with 'absolutely no money' and would have no way of paying Miss Bell's legal costs. He added: 'Miss Bell is now heavily in debt and has been vexed to no end. Outside court: The barrister of Ms Bell left said Mr Dawson right had no money and so couldn't pay costs.
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