Oh yes I did, and although R(G)1/00 will assist, I'd desperately like to cite McCabe...
"For the formalities of customary marriage see McCabe <1994> 1 FLR 410, where consideration for marriage was £100 and a bottle of gin even though the parties were not present! The money was distributed amongst the wedding guests and the gin consumed in the absence of the Ghanaian bride and Irish bridegroom. However, the Court of Appeal held that on the evidence of local law, the essential components of a marriage ceremony, namely the consent of both parties and of their families, was present so it was a valid marriage ceremony and so would be recognised here."
I suppose for a Sharia wedding "well they had a good p*ss up" doesn't work but it'd raise a smile with the vast majority of Judges so if anyone's got a copy...
Thank you to David Hodson for the excerpt.
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