A Chief Constable & Anor v YK & Ors

A Chief Constable & Anor v YK & Ors

The court, having received an expert report confirming the protected person's genuine wishes, approved a consent order regularising her marriage and maintaining injunctive relief for two years, fulfilling its statutory obligations to protect her well-being.

Parties
Plaintiff: A Chief Constable; Plaintiff: AA; Defendant: YK; Defendant: 3rd Defendant; Defendant: 4th Defendant; Defendant: 5th Defendant; Defendant: 1st Defendant; Defendant: 2nd Defendant; Defendant: 6th Defendant
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
14 December 2010
Procedural Posture
Family / Post Judgment Addendum
Outcome
Consent order approved; proceedings concluded.
Legal Topics
Forced Marriage, Protection Orders, Injunctive Relief, Well Being of Protected Persons
Family Law Forced Marriage Protection Orders Injunctive Relief Well Being of Protected Persons

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Parties

A Chief Constable

Plaintiff

AA

Plaintiff

YK

Defendant

3rd Defendant

Defendant

4th Defendant

Defendant

5th Defendant

Defendant

1st Defendant

Defendant

2nd Defendant

Defendant

6th Defendant

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Family / Post Judgment Addendum

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the protected person genuinely wishes to regularise her marriage and have the order discharged
  2. 2 How the court should ascertain the wishes and feelings of a protected person in forced marriage cases

Ratio Decidendi

The court, having received an expert report confirming the protected person's genuine wishes, approved a consent order regularising her marriage and maintaining injunctive relief for two years, fulfilling its statutory obligations to protect her well-being.

Court Disposition

Consent order approved; proceedings concluded.

Orders

  • Injunctive relief to remain in place for two years.
  • Parties' anonymity maintained.