The Supreme Court has given its judgment in a long running spousal maintenance case (Mills v Mills) over whether an ex-wife should be granted an increase in her maintenance payments from her ex-husband. The Supreme Court which overturned the Court of Appeal's decision ruled in favour of the husband and as a result did not increase the maintenance payments. 

The appellant and respondent are former husband and wife who divorced in 2002 after a 16-year marriage. The financial issues in the divorce were resolved by way of a consent order. Under the terms of that order the wife received £230,000 in settlement of her capital c...