“…ngland on 21 September 2020. This led to the mother bringing divorce proceedings in Russia on 13 October 2020. As noted by Thorpe LJ in Golubovich v Golubovich [2011] Fam 88, at [93], in respect of competing divorce proceedings: “As a generalisation it is only the rich who fight to establish priority. There is no incentive to fight…”
“…In Golubovich v Golubovich [2011] Fam 88, Thorpe LJ summarised the development of the statutory power to refuse recognition. He referred to Chaudhury v Chaudhury and the decision of Tahir v Tahir 1993…”