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Appellant not "surviving spouse" under the Rent Act 1977 due to invalid marriage (Court of Appeal)
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Appellant not "surviving spouse" under the Rent Act 1977 due to invalid marriage (Court of Appeal)
In Northumberland & Durham Property Trust Ltd v Ouaha [2014] EWCA Civ 571, the Court of Appeal held that the appellant was not a "surviving spouse" under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Rent Act 1977 as the Sharia marriage she had entered into with the deceased was not a valid marriage under English law.
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Published on 15-May-2014
Resource Type Legal update: case report
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