‘Spadework’ entitles divorcee to £250,000 a year

JULIA McFARLANE’S QC told the Law Lords earlier this year that she was entitled to £250,000 (€366,000) a year for life because she had put the “spadework” into her 16-year marriage to her husband Kenneth.

She could have had a shot at a high-flying career herself, but instead gave up the chance of earning big money to look after her children, Barry Singleton QC said.