With reference to Akhter v Khan [2018] and the subsequent appeal in AG v Akhter and others [2020] EWCA Civ 122, critically evaluate the implications of this decision and whether the law ought to give greater recognition to unregistered religious ceremonies.
Family law- unregistered religious marriages In Akhter v Khan [2018] EWFC 54, when referring to unregistered religious marriages, Mr Justice Williams stated that: “The parties may have undergone a public marriage ceremony conducted by an official, witnessed by others, in which they confirmed that there was no impediment to them marrying, that they consented and […]