Owen v Owen

Subject Matter

HUSBAND AND WIFE — Divorce — Rehearing — Jurisdiction of Divisional Court — Exercise — No error of law — Necessity for substantial grounds — Applicant to satisfy court decree contrary to justice of case — Material to be weighed against surrounding circumstances — Attempts at reconciliation by applicant — Decision not to defend taken after advice — Relevance of matrimonial history — Whether reasonable to suppose injustice done — Matrimonial Causes Rules, 1957, r 36 (1)

[1964] P 277; [1964] 2 WLR 654; [1964] 2 All ER 58, DC