Leicester Family Justice Day 2025
This year's conference will take place on 31st October 2025, please save the date. More details to follow. ...
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15
May
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15
September
Family Justice Day 2023 – New Developments
Our annual Family Justice Day is now available to book. It will be held at the City Hall on Friday 27th October 2023 and will feature Midlands FDLJ Lieven J as our keynote speaker. Booking via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2023-leicester-family-justice-conference-tickets-717851241387?aff=oddtdtcreator ...
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15
September
The Reality of Long Term Foster Care
Professor Schofield of the University of East Anglia has authored seminal research into the realities of long-term foster care as a permanence outcome. This permanence outcome increasingly requires closer and more realistic analysis, and we are delighted that Prof. Schofield will deliver a zoom seminar...
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03
October
Family Justice Day 28th October 2022
Download the full programme for the day here. Booking is now open: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leicester-family-justice-day-2022-new-beginnings-tickets-430367880917 ...
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08
June
Goodbye to HHJ George
It was with a mixture of gratitude and sadness that we bid farewell to the Designated Family Judge for Leicester, Her Honour Judge Jane George, on 29th April. There was a fantastic turnout for afternoon tea (which went on well into the evening...
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31
March
Make Every Hearing Count
On 9th March 2022 the Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division published his most recent "View from the President's Chambers". The View, and the associated Case Management Guidance, focusses on making every hearing count: i.e. reducing the number of hearings in every case, ensuring...
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18
January
New Case Management Templates
Leicester DFJ Her Honour Judge George recognises that the standard PLO case management templates for case summaries and advocates' meeting minutes were difficult to use. She has therefore approved the use of updated versions with immediate effect. Practitioners will hopefully find them more convenient to navigate...
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29
October
Family Justice Day 2021
We were delighted to welcome so many delegates to our annual Family Justice Day on 29th October 2021. Entitled Recovery and Progress: A Shifting Kaleidoscope, we continued our long tradition of hosting a number of excellent speakers who delivered insightful and engaging sessions. Our Designated Family...
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24
September
PLO Training Materials – 24th September
Thank you to everyone who joined our Public Law Outline webinar today; we had over 240 delegates so we hope you all found the training useful. The session covered a range of topics including the revised PLO pre-proceedings process, guidance on the use of accommodation...
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22
September
Leicester Family Justice Day 2021 – Book Now
Tickets are now available for our 2021 Family Justice Day. Book here. ...
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