London courts have long been home to some of the world’s most expensive and acrimonious divorces. Celebrities and scores of wealthy bankers have been caught up in ugly courtroom battles that have -- at least in part -- been triggered by archaic rules that forced one spouse to blame the other for the breakup.
But the days when Heather Mills poured a jug of water over the head of Paul McCartney’s lawyer during their divorce may soon be over. A proposed change to U.K. laws may make splitting up more attractive, and less painful, for London’s wealthy.
