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Property mogul Nicholas Ratcliffe, now 64, used CCTV cameras to spy on his ex-wife Tracey in a dispute branded 'among the most acrimonious' a court had ever seen.
A millionaire who installed CCTV cameras to spy on his fashionista wife has won his Appeal Court fight to overturn her £3.45m divorce payout after judges ruled his wealth had been 'overstated'. Fashion consultant Tracey Ratcliffe had been awarded the sum last year following a divorce court battle with millionaire property mogul ex Nicholas Ratcliffe, which a family judge said was 'among the most acrimonious' he had ever dealt with. During the case, the judge slammed the 'deplorable level of coercive control' she had been subjected to by Mr Ratcliffe, who had installed CCTV to monitor her in ...
A multi-millionaire property mogul who installed CCTV cameras to monitor his wife and locked her indoors is now locked in a 'bitter and acrimonious' court battle over their £6.9million fortune. Fashion consultant Tracey Ratcliffe separated from Nicholas Ratcliffe in 2016 after 22 years of marriage, but they continued to live together at their £1.3m home. Mr Ratcliffe, 61, then embarked on a campaign to force his 49-year-old wife out by using cameras to monitor her and locking the doors to restrict her movements, judges have heard. In 2018, Mr Ratcliffe was ordered to leave the family home...