Decree to Be Refused in Certain Circumstances

Part of Divorce Reform Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 April 1969.

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Photo of Sir Arthur Irvine Sir Arthur Irvine , Liverpool Edge Hill 12:00, 25 April 1969

I have a duty to my hon. Friend as I have to every other hon. Member to explain what I conceive to be the effect of language in a Bill. There would be a real danger, and it would be no service to the House, if I were to launch out into an anticipation of the treatment which judges will apply to the expression "grave hardship".