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Sutherland EE (2020) Nikah-only marriage: a Scottish remedy?. Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 65 (3). https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/journal/issues/vol-65-issue-03/nikah-only-marriage-a-scottish-remedy/
Abstract
The Court of Appeal found a Nikah-only marriage to be a “non-marriage” under English law, leaving it powerless to grant economic redress on its breakdown. Could a Scottish court provide a remedy?
Keywords
marriage; marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute; cohabitation; nullity; void; remedy
Journal
Journal of the Law Society of Scotland: Volume 65, Issue 3
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 11/03/2020 |
| Publication date online | 11/03/2020 |
| Date accepted by journal | 24/02/2020 |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/30826 |
| Publisher URL | https://www.lawscot.org.uk/…scottish-remedy/ |
| ISSN | 0458-8711 |
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Emeritus Professor, Law