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The Spotlight Review on domestic abuse – where does it fit in with other court reforms?
The work undertaken by the ‘spotlight panel’ appointed by the Ministry of Justice, reported in what is being referred to as the ‘harm report’, has already been commented on here and here. Its full title is ‘Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to this month's Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS The Express - IPSO...
Recusal refusal: judge declines to step down in response to litigant’s suspicions of apparent bias
In an earlier post we described how a judge refused to allow a McKenzie Friend to speak in court on behalf of a litigant in person. In a further judgment in the same case, Ameyaw v McGoldrick [2020] EWHC 1787 (QB), Mrs Justice Steyn refused the litigant’s application...
A remote private FDR in an ordinary case
This is a guest post from an anonymous contributor. Context A financial dispute resolution hearing (or “FDR”) is an essential appointment in a financial remedies application, when divorcing couples need to sort out their finances and property. A judge will hear brief...
WHO DECIDES WHO DECIDES? WITHDRAWAL OF CARE PROCEEDINGS
This is a guest post by Laura Vickers. Laura is a specialist children law barrister and mediator practising at No5 Barristers’ Chambers. She tweets as @LauraVickersNo5 Where a local authority determines that the medical evidence falls short of proving that...
The family court and vulnerable people
What approach should the family court adopt when dealing with vulnerable people and those with disabilities? Judges and magistrates of the family court deal with some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Quite often, people will find it difficult to...
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