UK Supreme Court Divorce Case Sets Precedent for Dividing up Assets

Ex-UBS CFO Wins UK Top Court Case Over £133 Million Divorce

(Bloomberg) -- A former UBS Group AG executive can hold onto the majority of his wealth after the UK’s top court ruled in his favor in a divorce fight with his ex-wife over the split of their £133 million ($182 million) estate.

Couples ‘should keep clear records on source of wealth’ following court divorce ruling

When couples divorce, whatever money has been earned between them during their marriage is usually split equally, in what is known as the sharing principle.

UK Top Court Gives Landmark Verdict In Ex-UBS Banker's Divorce Case

Clive Standish, the Swiss bank's chief financial officer from 2004 until 2007, last year successfully challenged his ex-wife Anna Standish's original 45 million-pound ($62 million) award from what was then a 133 million-pound estate.

UK Supreme Court divorce case sets precedent for dividing up assets

Former UBS CFO transferred investments worth £78mn to his wife but argued they had not become ‘matrimonialised’

Ex-UBS CFO Wins Supreme Court Battle Over £133 Million Divorce

The UK Supreme Court ruled in favor of former UBS AG executive Clive Standish in a legal fight with his ex-wife over the split of their £133 million ($182 million) estate following their divorce.

What's mine is yours?

On 2 July 2025, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment in Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26 concerning the treatment of non-matrimonial property in financial remedy proceedings. What is non-matrimonial property?  Non-matrimonial property is an asset owned by a party before the marriage or received separately, such as an inheritance or a gift. Matrimonial property is an asset acquired during or the product of the marriage and which is…