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William Longrigg quoted by The Independent on the implications of the UK's new divorce laws

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William Longrigg has been quoted by The Independent on the implications of the UK's new divorce laws. 

On the changes that will come into force from 6 April, William commented: "We welcome the change. As lawyers, we have been campaigning for it for years. Blame is another hurdle, which is unnecessary and also a bit silly. If they’ve both decided to divorce then why cite blame."

He added: "The court had to be absolutely certain before it could end in divorce. Everything had to be a contest. That all changed in 1973 and then it became much easier to get a divorce and much more of a paper exercise but the fault remained. Other countries can’t believe we still have fault element."

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