Refusal of Application for Stay of Divorce Petition [2025] EWFC 377 (B) (24 October 2025)
The husband failed to demonstrate that Egypt is the more appropriate forum or that the balance of fairness and convenience favours a stay. England is the jurisdiction with the most real and substantial connection to the parties, their assets, and their habitual residence. The application for a stay is refused.
- Citation
- [2025] EWFC 377 (B)
- Parties
- Applicant: A; Respondent: B
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 24 October 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Stay of Divorce Petition / Judgment on Application for Stay
- Outcome
- Application for stay refused
- Legal Topics
- Forum Non Conveniens, Jurisdiction in Divorce, Stay of Proceedings, Domicile and Habitual Residence, Concurrent Proceedings
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Parties
A
Applicant
B
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application for Stay of Divorce Petition / Judgment on Application for Stay
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the English court should stay divorce proceedings in favour of ongoing proceedings in Egypt
- 2 Which jurisdiction is the natural forum for the divorce
Ratio Decidendi
The husband failed to demonstrate that Egypt is the more appropriate forum or that the balance of fairness and convenience favours a stay. England is the jurisdiction with the most real and substantial connection to the parties, their assets, and their habitual residence. The application for a stay is refused.
Court Disposition
Application for stay refused
Orders
- Husband's application for a stay of the English divorce proceedings is dismissed.
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