Hearings
England & Wales
07 Jul 1964 [1965] Ch 226; [1964] 3 WLR 768; [1964] 3 All ER 174, Ch D (Pennycuick J)
03 Mar 1965 [1965] Ch 831; [1965] 2 WLR 1015; [1965] 2 All ER 226, CA (Lord Denning MR, Danckwerts and Salmon LJJ)
In re Valentine’s Settlement
Subject Matter
CONFLICT OF LAWS — Adoption — Succession — Settlement on “children” — Adopted children of foreign domicile — Adoption not recognised in adopter's domicile — Whether adopted children included in “children” — Adoption of Children Act 1926, s 5 (2)
[1965] Ch 226; [1964] 3 WLR 768; [1964] 3 All ER 174, Ch D
[1965] Ch 831; [1965] 2 WLR 1015; [1965] 2 All ER 226, CA
SETTLEMENT — Construction — “Children” — Adoption in foreign country — Not recognised by adopter's lex domicilii — Whether “children” of adopter
[1965] Ch 226; [1964] 3 WLR 768; [1964] 3 All ER 174, Ch D
[1965] Ch 831; [1965] 2 WLR 1015; [1965] 2 All ER 226, CA
Appellate History
In re Valentine’s Settlement [1965] Ch 226; [1964] 3 WLR 768; [1964] 3 All ER 174, Ch D
Decision of Pennycuick J affirmed
In re Valentine’s Settlement [1965] Ch 831; [1965] 2 WLR 1015; [1965] 2 All ER 226, CA