B v B (Domestic Violence: Jurisdiction)

Subject Matter

INJUNCTION — Domestic violence — County court jurisdiction — Man and woman living with each other in same household as husband and wife — Man sole tenant of house — Acts of violence — Application by woman for order that man vacate house — Jurisdiction of county court to grant — Children — Order for protection — Inherent jurisdiction of court — Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976, s 1

[1978] Fam 26; [1978] 2 WLR 160