Rich opt out of English courts for private divorces

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Wealthy couples splitting up increasingly turn to arbitration as streamlined alternative to overburdened traditional route

The wealthy are accustomed to choosing private healthcare and private schooling, but now private divorce is an option too. Thanks to intense delays in waiting for court appointments and unwanted publicity once they get them, couples in England are turning in greater numbers to private arbitration to help them sort out the details of their divorces, say lawyers — in some cases, with hundreds of millions of pounds at stake.

for your first appointment,” said Cockcroft, then “a few months” for a hearing to negotiate the settlement and “several more” for the final hearing. A divorce through the courts may take up to two years but in arbitration it can be as little as six months, says barrister Alexis Campbell KC, joint head of chambers at 29 Bedford Row.

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