Aristocrat and wife battle over court case

An aristocrat and his estranged wife are embroiled in a legal battle about whether arguments over money should be staged in an English or Scottish divorce court.

Three Court of Appeal judges are analysing the dispute between Charles Villiers and Emma Villiers, who are both in their 50s and lived together in Dumbarton before separating.

A judge in the High Court in London initially considered the case. Mrs Justice Parker had ordered Mr Villiers to pay Mrs Villiers £2,500 a month maintenance, pending a resolution of their money fight.

Mr Villiers, a racehorse owner and publisher, has mounted a challenge in the Court of Appeal, which Mrs Villiers is contesting. He says their marriage is being dissolved in Scotland and wants to know why a fight over money should be staged in England.