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