Shaw v Shaw: 1979

The wife filed a petition for a dissolution of her marriage to a diplomat attached to the United States embassy. At the time, he was immune, but the petition was allowed to proceed once the husband’s posting came to an end and he left the United Kingdom.

Citations:

[1979] F 62

Statutes:

Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedReyes v Al-Malki and Another SC 18-Oct-2017
The claimant alleged that she had been discrimated against in her work for the appellant, a member of the diplomatic staff at the Saudi Embassy in London. She now appealed against a decision that the respondent had diplomatic immunity.
Held: . .
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Family, International

Updated: 16 September 2022; Ref: scu.645787