Lewis v Lewis: FD 1956

A wife returning to live in England after a period living in Australia, resumed her ordinary residence when she began her voyage by sea back to England.

Judges:

Willmer J

Citations:

[1956] 1 WLR 200

Citing:

AppliedMacrae v Macrae CA 1949
The question was as to the Magistrates’ jurisdiction under the Acts, which depended upon ordinary residence: ‘Ordinary residence can be changed in a day. A man is ordinarily resident in one place up till a particular day: he then cuts the connection . .

Cited by:

CitedNessa v Chief Adjudication Officer HL 3-Nov-1999
Mrs. Nessa arrived at Heathrow aged 55 having lived all her life in Bangladesh. Her husband, Mr. Mobarak Ali, had lived in the United Kingdom from 1962 until he died in 1975 and when she arrived here, Mrs. Nessa had a right of abode. She hoped to . .
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Family

Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.200339