Qureshi v Qureshi

Subject Matter

HUSBAND AND WIFE — Divorce — Foreign decree, recognition of — Talaq divorce — Husband domiciled in Pakistan — Marriage celebrated in England — Both spouses resident in England — Jurisdiction of court to make declaration on validity of talaq — Whether talaq valid in English law — Whether non-forensic character of talaq relevant — Jurisdiction to adjudicate on dower rights — Court's discretion in recognising foreign decree — RSC, Ord 15, r 16

[1972] Fam 173; [1971] 2 WLR 518