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'With half of all marriages failing and the payouts getting bigger, Britain's divorce industry is booming. London is the newly titled divorce capital of the world, with top lawyers claiming that di...vorce tourists are now coming to the UK hoping to cash-in on our favourable divorce laws. Recent cases have forced the stars and super-rich to pay multi-million pound divorce settlements to their ex-spouses. And what the rich and famous do in the courts is setting precedents for the rest of us.'
'With half of all marriages failing and the payouts getting bigger, Britain's divorce industry is booming. London is the newly titled divorce capital of the world, with top lawyers claiming that di...vorce tourists are now coming to the UK hoping to cash-in on our favourable divorce laws. Recent cases have forced the stars and super-rich to pay multi-million pound divorce settlements to their ex-spouses. And what the rich and famous do in the courts is setting precedents for the rest of us.'
| Series: | The Money Programme |
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| First transmission date: | 27-10-2006 |
| Published: | 2006 |
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| Duration: | 00:28:59 |
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| Director: | Graeme McAulay |
| Producer: | Graeme McAulay |
| Presenter: | Max Flint |
| Contributors: | Mark Andrew; Tracy Cann; Max Flint; Jo Gideon; Sue Liburd; Vanessa Lloyd Platt; Susan Rozsnyai; Digby Scott; Raymond Tooth |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/money/ |
| Subject terms: | Divorce--Law and legislation--Great Britain; Divorce; Marriage--Law and legislation--Great Britain |
| Master spool number: | BAP042395 |
| Production number: | NGWC089Y |
| Videofinder number: | 7337 |
| Available to public: | no |
