C V. D

[2023] HKCFA 16 Court of Final Appeal 30 June 2023 • FACV1/2023 • 81 min read

24 cases cited (10 HK, 14 foreign)

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Gummow Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (6)

Baker & McKenzie Firm Herbert Smith Freehills Firm Benjamin Yu Counsel Plaintiff Bonnie Y K Cheng Counsel Plaintiff Brian Lee Counsel Plaintiff Simon Chapman Counsel Defendant

Summary

C appealed in family proceedings involving the recognition of a foreign divorce and ancillary relief. The Court of Final Appeal considered the proper approach to recognising foreign divorces and the jurisdiction to grant ancillary relief following recognition. The appeal addressed important questions of private international family law.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609)

Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8)

Cases Cited (24)

SG (3)

[2012] SGHC 226 [2020] SGCA 105 [2020] SGCA 53

SLR (7)

[2010] 3 SLR 1 [2011] 4 SLR 305 [2012] 4 SLR 98 [2019] 1 SLR 263 [2020] 2 SLR 453 [2022] 1 SLR 47 [2022] 2 SLR 1

UK (9)

[1916] 1 AC 314 [1925] 1 KB 745 [2006] 1 AC 221 [2007] 4 All ER 951 [2011] 1 AC 763 [2014] 1 All ER 355 [2015] 1 WLR 1145 [2018] 1 WLR 5947 [2020] EWHC 1643

AU (1)

[2021] NSWSC 1498

HK (4)

[2011] 1 HKLRD 707 [2014] 6 HKC 421 [2021] 3 HKLRD 1 [2022] 3 HKLRD 116