Landmark ruling: Assets can be 'ring-fenced' in divorce

The Court of Appeal ruling will give clarity to wealthy business owners, who have sought certainty on whether business or inherited assets brought to a marriage can be “ring-fenced” and not shared in the event of a divorce, the Financial Times reports. Katharine Landells, of law firm Withers, says the case offers wealthy spouses a "silver lining". "This case makes clear that, provided there is enough money to meet the parties’ needs, assets brought to a marriage can be ring-fenced and not be shared on divorce.” The wife's appeal centred on what the husband’s business was already wo...