There’s been an interesting case rumbling through the courts recently that considers whether a foreign diplomat can be protected by diplomatic immunity from divorce proceedings issued by a spouse in this country. A judgment has just been produced by the Court of Appeal. We thought we would have a closer look. In this case , the wife has filed an application with the court for consideration of financial relief after an overseas divorce, which is a broadly similar process to that which those divorcing in England and Wales go through in court, but technically more limited in its outcome. The husband…
