Abstract
Comments on four family law cases heard in the Court of Session: (1) Wetherhill v Sheikh on the doctrine of marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute; (2) Kaur v Singh on the threats which could vitiate consent to a forced marriage and choice of law; (3) B v B on jurisdiction issues in contact disputes; and (4) Sweeney v Sweeney (No.2) on special circumstances which justified a decision not to share matrimonial assets equally.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 20-21 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the Law Society of Scotland |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2005 |
Keywords
- litigants behaving badly
- marriage by cohabitation with deceitful habit and repute
- forced marriage by threat
- choice of law in nullity cases
- jurisdictional ping-pong
- the Sweeney divorce and capital gains tax
- choice of law
- family law
- cohabitation
- common law marriage
- consent
- financial provision
- forced marriages
