“Divorce ultimately is a sad thing, but it’s not a bad thing,” says Pip. “People shouldn’t be punished for coming to what no doubt is a really, really difficult decision.”

Given the scope that Amicable has to disrupt the divorce market, it is unsurprising that family law lawyers have questioned its legality. So too have some family court judges.

This uncertainty was put to bed in January when a High Court judge ruled in Amicable’s favour., external Mr Justice Mostyn said: “There can be no doubt that the initiative of Amicable has greatly improved access to justice, for many people effectively disenfranchised from the legal process, by the near total withdrawal of legal aid from private family law proceedings.”

He added that he was “fully satisfied that no conflict of interest arises” from the fact that Amicable works with both parties to the divorce.

Kate said, following the judgement, that it would “change the legal landscape forever”., external

London-based Amicable has now secured about £1m of investment to fund its expansion. Its current annual turnover is about £600,000 and it has 15 employees.

“We’ve proved the solution, and we’ve proved the demand,” says Pip. “We’ve got enough customers through the system now to know that this works.”