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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by hristov on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:00PM (#36960825)
If his wife owns part of Infosys, he essentially owns it too. Married couples tend to share their assets. Furthermore, his wife is a citizen of India, infosys is domiciled in india and indian courts tend to split marital assets in the middle in the case of a divorce.
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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by toyg on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @05:56PM (#36963706)
Married couples, in the UK, don't "tend to share assets" - by law, all assets belong to the marriage, end of story. Private agreements to the contrary can be (and often are) disregarded by the courts.

What she makes is as his as hers.

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