Court of Appeal
Manetta v De Filippo
[2022] EWCA Civ 409
2021 Dec 16;
2022 March 29
Moylan, Coulson, Baker LJJ
Conflict of lawsJurisdiction under Council RegulationMatrimonial mattersHusband issuing judicial separation order in ItalyWife issuing divorce proceedings in EnglandEnglish court imposing stay but petition never dismissedHusband subsequently obtaining judicial separation order in Italy and later same day issuing divorce proceedings in Italy Judge finding no conversion of judicial separation order into divorce under Italian law so that short period of time when no proceedings extant in ItalyJudge finding English court first seised and lifting stayHusband appealing on ground judge required to dismiss petition retrospectively Whether judge erring in not dismissing petition retrospectively Council Regulation (EC)No 2201/2003, arts 5,16, 19(1)(3) [1] FPR r 7.27 [2]

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