The Law Reports (Family Division)
[2011] Fam 88
Court of Appeal
Golubovich
v
Golubovich
[2010] EWCA Civ 810
2010 May 21,
27;
July 13
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury MR, Thorpe, Etherton LJJ
Husband and wife— Divorce— Foreign decree, recognition of— Husband and wife domiciled in Russian Federation but resident in United Kingdom— Divorce proceedings brought by husband in Moscow and by wife in London— Race to obtain divorce first without hearing on priority or forum conveniens— Husband forging divorce decree purportedly granted by Russian court— English court granting wife injunction to restrain husband from taking further steps to obtain Russian divorce before hearing in London— Husband defying injunction— Russian court granting decree of divorce— Whether appropriate for English court to refuse recognition of Russian divorce as manifestly contrary to public policy—
Family Law Act 1986 (c 55), s 51(3)(c)