Westminster City Council v IC (a protected party by his litigation friend) and others – WLR Daily

Posted March 25th, 2008 in conflict of laws, disabled persons, jurisdiction, law reports, marriage by sally

Westminster City Council v IC (a protected party by his litigation friend) and others [2008] EWCA Civ 198; [2008] WLR (D) 92

A judge did not have jurisdiction to make a declaration that a marriage based on lack of consent was not valid under English law, since such a marriage was voidable and not void ab intitio. The judge should have declared that the marriage was not recognised as a valid marriage in this jurisdiction.”

WLR Daily, 20th March 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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