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Mediators and Duty Solicitors

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The Leicester Family Court has recently begun an "At Court Mediator" scheme.  There will be a mediator available at court each Thursday to assist parties who are attending a First Hearing Dispute Resolution Appointment (FHDRA) in private law children cases.   There is also a pro-bono "Duty...

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LLFJB Annual Conference

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Our annual conference will be held this year on Friday 10th October at the University of Leicester Stamford Court Conference Centre.   The title is "Modern Families - Challenges, Choices and Opportunities" and the keynote speaker this year will be Mr Justice Hayden.   Further details and booking forms...

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Welcome!

  |   Latest News, Updates from the Bench

Welcome to LLFJB.com and to my "Updates from the Bench".   Many readers will already be familiar with the newsletters which I have produced on a monthly basis for local professionals over the course of the last year.  I am delighted to say that I will now be...

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June 2014 Case Law Update

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PUBLIC LAW   N (A Child) (Adoption Order) [2014] EWFC 1491   Consideration of special guardianship orders against adoption orders particularly in light of Re B-S [2013] EWCA Civ 813.   Concerning a child, N, aged 5. N was born prematurely and spent the first seven months of her life in...

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May 2014 Case Law Update

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PUBLIC LAW   R (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 270   Appeal by a father against findings of fact. Observations by the Court of Appeal regarding the weight to be attached to flawed ABE interview and the threshold for dislodging findings of fact on appeal. The father appealed against findings...

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March 2014 Case Law Update

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PUBLIC LAW   Re NL (A Child) (Appeal: Interim Care Order: Facts and Reasons) [2014] EWHC 270 (Fam)   Appeal by a mother against the interim removal of her newborn baby. The mother had a long history of drug and alcohol abuse and the local authority had been involved with...

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February 2014 Case Law Update

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PUBLIC LAW   Surrey County Council v Al-Hilli & Others (4) [2012] EWHC 4394 (Fam)   Application by the police (opposed by the local authority and the guardian) to be joined as a party to care proceedings   The subject children’s parents were tragically murdered whilst on holiday in the French...

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