AIT There is no exception in immigration cases to the rule of private international law that the validity of a marriage is governed by the lex loci celebrationis and on the authority of Apt v Apt [1948] P 83 there is no reason in public policy to deny recognition to a proxy marriage.
[2008] UKAIT 00080
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 24 June 2021; Ref: scu.277837