Hearings
England & Wales
13 Jul 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 810; [2011] Fam 88; [2010] 3 WLR 1607; [2010] 2 FLR 1614, CA (Lord Neuberger MR, Thorpe LJ, Etherton LJ)
30 Mar 2011 [2011] EWCA Civ 479; [2011] 2 FLR 1193, CA (Thorpe LJ, Etherton LJ, Baron J)
Golubovich v Golubovich
Subject Matter
HUSBAND AND WIFE — Divorce — Foreign decree, recognition of — Husband and wife domiciled in Russian Federation but resident in United Kingdom — Divorce proceedings brought by husband in Moscow and by wife in London — Race to obtain divorce first without hearing on priority or forum conveniens — Husband forging divorce decree purportedly granted by Russian court — English court granting wife injunction to restrain husband from taking further steps to obtain Russian divorce before hearing in London — Husband defying injunction — Russian court granting decree of divorce — Whether appropriate for English court to refuse recognition of Russian divorce as manifestly contrary to public policy — Family Law Act 1986, s 51(3)(c)
[2010] EWCA Civ 810; [2011] Fam 88; [2010] 3 WLR 1607; [2010] 2 FLR 1614, CA
Appellate History
Golubovich v Golubovich [2010] EWCA Civ 810; [2011] Fam 88; [2010] 3 WLR 1607; [2010] 2 FLR 1614, CA
Decision of Singer J reversed
Golubovich v Golubovich [2010] EWCA Civ 810; [2011] Fam 88; [2010] 3 WLR 1607; [2010] 2 FLR 1614, CA