Appeal judges overturn a ruling that found Islamic faith weddings were legally recognised in the UK.
The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision which found an Islamic marriage ceremony fell within English law
The couple had an Islamic wedding ceremony in a west London restaurant in 1998 in the presence of an imam and about 150 guests, but no civil ceremony subsequently took place, despite Mrs Akhter repeatedly raising the issue. Her application for divorce was analysed during a trial in the Family Division of the High Court and Mr Justice Williams deliveredHe ruled that since the couple held themselves out to the world at large as husband and wife, Mrs Akhter was correct and their union should be recognised because their vows had similar expectations to that of a British marriage contract.
Lawyers are saying this creates a precedent, where there may be thousands of particularly Muslim women who face a relationship break-up, without any of the protection that they perhaps should have.
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