The court considered an application under 51(3)(c) of the 1986 Act to refuse to recognise a foreign decree of divorce.
Held: The appeal was allowed against the non-recognition of a Russian divorce that followed proceedings between Russian parties in which both had taken part. The court emphasised the gravity and undesirability of refusal to recognise a divorce granted by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction, particularly (on the facts of this case) where the foreign state is a member of the Council of Europe (even if not of the EU) and in the situation where the other party has a Part III remedy here.
Judges:
Thorpe, Etherton LJJ, Baron J
Citations:
[2011] EWCA Civ 479
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Leave – Golubovich v Golubovich CA 3-Mar-2011
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Cited by:
Cited – Liaw v Lee (Recognition of Divorce) FD 3-Jun-2015
The applicant sought that the decrees nisi and absolute of divorce issued by the High Court of Malaya at Shah Alam in favour of the respondent husband be refused recognition in England and Wales.
Held: The application was granted: ‘the husband . .
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Family, International
Updated: 08 September 2022; Ref: scu.434841