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A woman has won a landmark Supreme Court bid to be allowed to claim cash from her millionaire ex-husband, 20 years after they divorced.

Kathleen Wyatt, 55, first took legal action against Dale Vince, 53, founder of wind-power firm Ecotricity, in 2011.

Mr Vince had previously appealed against his ex-wife on the basis she had lodged the claim too late.

But five Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled Ms Wyatt's case should go before the family court.

"She didn鈥檛 bring him up alone. It is completely untrue to say so," said Mr Vince.

Delivering the ruling, Lord Wilson said the court must have regard "to the contribution of each party to the welfare of the family, including by looking after the home or caring for the family".

"I think it is very wrong to just to try cash in, in which is affect, a very old lottery ticket" said Mr Vince.