Updates on the operation of family courts – mainly about delay
Two important resources for family court users and professionals were published at the end of November: a webinar to ‘Refocus on the Public Law Outline (PLO)’ and a Family Court Annual Report that covers the year 2023-2024 – although it’s the first annual report...
ASSISTED DYING : WHAT ROLE FOR THE JUDGE? MORE THOUGHTS
This is a guest post from Sir James Munby, the former President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales. It follows on from his previous pieces on this topic here and here. I make no apologies for returning again to the important question of the...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.
Law reform and contempt of court – but where are family courts?
The Law Commission for England and Wales is consulting on proposals to reform the law of contempt of court. The consultation paper is more than 400 pages long but there’s a handy summary on the web page. As most readers of this blog are only too well aware, a...
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