The English wife had married a Dubai husband under muslim law. H pronounced talaq in Dubai. W, wanting to divorce him for adultery, said it was ineffective since she had not had notice of it. Held: The Talaq was effective under Dubai law, and could only be challenged under section 8. It would be against … Continue reading Zaal v Zaal: FD 1982
The Wife asked the court not to recognise a foreign decree of divorce, saying that it would deprive her of substantial fairness in ancillary relief. Held: Lane J said: ‘If the courts of this country were empowered to grant ancillary relief on recognition of a foreign decree, the position would be somewhat different’ and ‘The … Continue reading Joyce v Joyce and O’Hare: FD 1979
The Pakistani husband pronounced bare Talaq in Sharia form before witnesses in Kashmir, although administered by Pakistan a territory to which the Muslim Family Ordinance 1961 did not apply. Recognition of the Talaq divorce had been refused by Wood J. Held: The husband’s appeal was dismissed. Balcombe J said: ‘Prima facie, I would have considered … Continue reading Chaudhary v Chaudhary: 1985
The husband had pronounced a talaq in Pakistan, in accordance with the 1961 Muslim Family Ordinance. The question was whether the English court had jurisdiction on the wife’s petition to dissolve the marriage and make consequential orders relating to a house in Wimbledon in which the wife was living with their son and which belonged … Continue reading Quazi v Quazi: HL 1979
