Back 17 January 2025Henry Venables talks spying spouses With the growing sophistication and affordability of spyware, spying spouses are becoming increasingly common. At Maguire Family Law, around 40% of the cases we handle now involve some form of spying, so our director, Henry Venables, recently contributed an article to the New Law Journal, looking at why people do it, how we advise clients who have obtained footage through covert recordings and how to spot the signs. In his article, Henry also covers what needs to be done to raise awareness of the increase in spying, the training family lawyers need to identify it and the issue of whether there should be more scope for the use of recordings in the family court. You can read Henry’s article online or in issue 8100 of New Law Journal. For specialist advice on any family law related issue contact Maguire Family Law by email: james.maguire@family-law.co.uk or telephone: Altrincham 0161 537 2808 Knutsford 01565 743 300 London 0207 947 4219 Manchester 0161 537 2808 Wilmslow 01625 544 650 Categories Case Studies (20) Children (282) Divorce (545) Domestic Abuse (22) Finances (208) Insights (21) International (49) Reported cases (37) Related News The price of a post: social media and divorce disputes 25 November 2025 Court of Appeal decides jurisdiction to deal with £20bn Russian divorce 17 October 2025 ‘We are the poster people for divorce’ – Eimear Maguire interviewed in the Irish Times 20 July 2025
