For richer, for poorer: ex-banker will not have to split £80m equally with wife, court rules

<p>Supreme court upholds previous ruling that most of Clive Standish’s wealth was earned prior to marriage and to reduce wife’s share</p><p>An ex-banker who gave his wife £78m will not have to split it equally with her following their divorce, according to a supreme court ruling experts say sets a precedent for dividing up assets after a marriage ends.</p><p>In 2017, prior to their divorce, Clive Standish, 72, transferred investments worth £77.8m to his wife Anna as part of a tax planning scheme. These assets had originally been Clive’s non-matrimonial property, the court was told.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/02/banker-divorce-marriage-uk-supreme-court-law">Continue reading...</a>