The Queen’s Speech – delivered in the UK Houses of Parliament this week - has brought ‘no fault’ divorce back onto the agenda. The reform would mean divorcing couples would no longer have to blame each other for the breakdown of their marriage.

The legislation to introduce “no fault” divorce was dropped when parliament was illegally prorogued in September but is now to be reintroduced. However, MPs must start from scratch to pass the legislation.

Alexandra Hirst, an associate in the family team at London law firm Boodle Hatfield, said that family lawyers have been calling for this reform for many years, and ...