Dr Lucy Crompton (University of Exeter)

Dr Lucy Crompton (University of Exeter)

Lucy qualified as a solicitor at Dawson Cornwell before spending 20 years as a university law lecturer. She is currently an ESRC Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Exeter.

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Maybe Compensation Isn’t What You Think

Maybe Compensation Isn’t What You Think

[2026] 2 FRJ 118. The compensation principle set out in Miller; McFarlane is the logical next step in ending discrimination between different but equal contributions. Compensation is a vehicle to alleviate post-divorce disparity, to give both spouses an equal start on the road to independent living.

Dr Lucy Crompton

Dr Lucy Crompton

Lucy qualified as a solicitor at Dawson Cornwell before spending 20 years as a university law lecturer. She completed a PhD at the University of Warwick in 2025, investigating gender discrimination in financial remedies law. She is currently an ESRC Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Exeter.