Supreme Court unanimously rules that first of Lebanese man's two marriages is valid under Irish law

A seven-judge Supreme Court has unanimously ruled the first marriage of a Lebanese man with two wives can be recognised under Irish law, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

Supreme Court unanimously rules that first of Lebanese man's two marriages is valid under Irish law

A seven-judge Supreme Court has unanimously ruled the first marriage of a Lebanese man with two wives can be recognised under Irish law, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

While taking the view the man’s second marriage is not valid under Irish law while the first marriage subsists, that did not mean such a marriage can never have legal consequences here, the court held.

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