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Court of Appeal to decide on ‘necessity’ for intermediaries

Court of Appeal to decide on ‘necessity’ for intermediaries

by Julie Doughty | Mar 23, 2025 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

We wrote last year about a hearing I attended in Cardiff Family Court about the necessity for an intermediary to assist a father in a fact-finding hearing. We were therefore interested to see recently listed an appeal against a decision made by a judge in a different...
New practice guidance on intermediaries in family courts

New practice guidance on intermediaries in family courts

by Julie Doughty | Jan 27, 2025 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Resources

New practice guidance ‘The use of Intermediaries, Lay Advocates and Cognitive Assessments in the Family Court’,  was issued by the President of the Family Division on 23 January. The guidance is quite brief and refers to three court judgments delivered over the...
When is an intermediary necessary?  – a case study

When is an intermediary necessary?  – a case study

by Julie Doughty | Sep 21, 2024 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot

In March, we wrote about a case, West Northamptonshire Council (acting via Northamptonshire Children’s Trust) v KA (Mother & Anor) (Intermediaries) [2024] EWHC 79 (Fam) in which Mrs Justice Lieven had included some general guidance on when an intermediary should...

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