среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

UK Supreme Court considers prenuptial agreements

This city filled with high-flying investment bankers is also known as the divorce capital of the world, thanks to the hefty financial settlements awarded by London courts and their willingness to ignore prenuptial agreements.

That reputation was put to the test Monday as the Supreme Court began hearing a dispute between a German heiress and her ex-husband, a case that hinges on the issue of whether prenups can be enforced in England, one of the few countries in which they have no legal standing.

If Britain's highest court rules such contracts do have weight, it will mark a major change _ and make the divorces of the rich and famous much more predictable …

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