Leave and set aside applications under Part III MFPA 1984 (Potanina v Potanin)

16 February 1984: Torvill and Dean had just won gold at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax” was continuing its five-week reign at number one. The then Attorney-General Sir Michael Havers was also addressing the Commons as to what would become Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act (MFPA).