LONG & KOUROS

In the matter of *Long & Kouros*, heard before Berman J, the applicant, Ms Long, sought to have her marriage to the respondent, Mr Kouros, declared null and void. The marriage was solemnised in the People’s Republic of China in 2011.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the marriage between Ms Long and Mr Kouros was valid under Australian law, or if it should be declared null and void.

Berman J applied the principles of Australian marriage law, which require that a marriage be a union of a man and a woman. The court found that the marriage, as solemnised, did not meet this fundamental requirement. Consequently, the court declared the marriage to be null and void.