The internet has enabled people to conduct their own pre-divorce research — a mixed blessing, says Collins: ‘People will come in and tell you twenty points and three of them are relevant from a legal point of view.’ Without professional detachment, it can all lead to a ‘terrible mess’: ‘You’ve got people cross-examining partners — that’s madness, isn’t it?’

If I were to tell you who I act for, a bit like James Bond and MI5, I’d have to kill you,’ Chism chuckles. Having worked for a client with ‘the same job as James Bond’ (whose only fear was his soon-to-be ex-wife) and celebrities, her vigilance is understandable: ‘Keeping this part of their lives out of the public eye is a feature of what we do.’

HNWs relocating to London not only need advice on visas, property and tax, but also on post-nuptial agreements too, says Kingsley Napley’s family head: ‘If your marriage breaks down, you are under the jurisdiction of the English court, which is known to be generous to wives,’ Bradley says of ‘the divorce capital of the world’.

Last year was a big one for Bever. She represented both Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil at the Supreme Court in landmark cases that redefined the law and its reach into disclosure of assets. Gohil made it clear that she saw no winners in divorce but praised Bever ‘and the whole team at Irwin Mitchell, who have believed in me and my case. At the eleventh hour they gave up their time to put in the tremendous amount of hard work they have to bring my case to this court.’