Versteegh v Versteegh (reported as W v W [2017] EWHC 123 (Fam))
Court: High Court | Area of Law: Matrimonial Finance: Trusts and Company lawIn Versteegh v Versteegh (reported as W v W [2017] EWHC 123 (Fam)), Daniel Lightman QC, representing the husband in high-value matrimonial proceedings, persuaded Sir Peter Singer that he should transfer shares in family companies, rather than pay a lump sum, to the wife, and that the shares she should be given should be ordinary, not preference, shares.