The estranged wife of a UK director who earned €1.8-million in 2016 says she should get a share of his bonuses until 2019, seven years after their break-up. Kim Waggott says William Waggott, finance director of Tui Travel, should pay her 35% of his bonuses between 2014 and 2019, regardless of whether she needs the money, according to his court filings for a London hearing on Wednesday. Lawyers say the case could set a "very significant precedent", making wealthy people's divorces more expensive. Bankers and corporate executives are often at the centre of some of the biggest UK divorces. London courts have gained a reputation as sympathetic places to play out high-stakes divorces as judges generally order a 50-50 split of assets. Michael Gouriet, a family law attorney at Withers LLP, said if Kim Waggott won, she would be the first person to receive a share of their ex-partner's future income without showing she needed the money. If that happened, "you're exposing very-high earning pe...
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