(Family Court, Sir James Munby, sitting as a judge of the High Court, 22 March 2019)
Marriage and divorce – Validity of decrees – Human and system error – Both parties had remarried – Whether the decrees were void or voidable
The court held that the decrees which were issued in error were voidable but not void.
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Neutral Citation Number: [2019] EWFC 14
Case numbers omitted
(In Open Court)
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 22 March 2019
Before :
SIR JAMES MUNBY (SITTING AS A JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT)
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Between :
M
Petitioner
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P
The Queen’s Proctor Intervening
Respondent
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Mr Simon P G Murray (instructed by the Government Legal Department) for the Queen’s Proctor
Ms Janet Bazley QC and Ms Katherine Dunseath (instructed by Messrs Duncan Lewis) all acting pro bono for P
M appeared in person
Hearing date: 28 February 2019
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I direct that pursuant to CPR PD 39A para 6.1 no official shorthand note shall be taken of this Judgment and that copies of this version as handed down may be treated as authentic.
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SIR JAMES MUNBY (SITTING AS A JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT)
This judgment was handed down in open court
Judgment: M v P [2019] EWFC 14
