A Local Authority v AC and others (Consent to Marriage) [2026] EWCOP 31 (T3)

In proceedings concerning a 20-year-old woman (AC) who had undergone an Islamic marriage ceremony (Nikah) in Pakistan, the immediate issue for the court was whether AC had the capacity to consent to participating in a capacity assessment requested by the defendants in related criminal proceedings for forced marriage under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 s.121.