LEGAL PROMO
Introduction of no fault divorce Will this bring an end to A Very British Scandal?
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any of us would have watched the recent “A Very British Scandal”, a historical mini-series following the notorious divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll during the 1960s that was played out in public. Then fast forward to 2018 and the much-publicised case of Owens v Owens, which sparked headlines such as “Woman trapped in a loveless marriage” when the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the trial judge and
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the Court of Appeal, and refused a divorce to Mrs Owens based on her allegations of unreasonable behaviour, which Mr Owens contested. The court agreed that Mr Owens’ alleged behaviour towards his wife did not amount to behaviour so unreasonable that a reasonable person could not be expected to live with him. Expressing regret at not being able to grant Mrs Owens a divorce, the court urged Parliament to act.
