His Honour Judge Bellamy, Designated Family Judge, has issued a Judicial Guidance document in relation to the case management of care proceedings heard before Lay Justices and Legal Advisors. All care practitioners are strongly invited to read this Guidance....
Read MoreThe President of the Family Division has issued a statement announcing the release of new standard orders to be used under the Child Arrangements Programme with immediate effect. The intention is to shorten the orders and make them easier and more accessible for court users. The...
Read MoreWomen's Aid have released Nineteen Child Homicides, a report into children killed by domestically abusive fathers when subject to contact orders. The report proposes significant change in the family justice system to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated....
Read MorePresident of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has issued two consultation documents in respect of which he invites responses to andrew.shaw@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk before 1st March. The first, in respect of proposals to curtail the length of certain case management and evidential documents in order to aid compliance with...
Read MoreWe previously reported on the launch of the How Many Times…? campaign, a joint initiative between Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council, Rutland County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner to provide domestic violence support services across the county. How Many Times…? is also working...
Read MoreWednesday 3rd February is a chance to get some early CPD points in this year with the Birmingham Local Family Justice Board annual conference. The packed programme features many prominent local speakers covering the issues of the day, including FGM, CSE and direct testimony from children...
Read MoreLawyers and Judges who deal with cases in the Family Court are very familiar with the kinds of controlling behaviours often used within abusive intimate relationships. Domestic abuse does not only mean physical violence; in fact, there are many cases where direct violence is never...
Read MoreFollowing January's divorce day, the Family Mediators Association is running Family Mediation Week again this year, from 11th-15th January. With the aim of increasing awareness of the benefits of using mediation to resolve separation issues, publicity and events will be taking place across the country. This has coincided...
Read MoreLeicester DFJ HHJ Bellamy has recently published the following judgment: Re D and R (Children) [2015] EWFC B198 Local practitioners should note the post-script in which HHJ Bellamy states his intention that from 1st January 2016 all lawyers responsible for filing a court bundle for any...
Read MoreThe President has recently published a Circular in relation to Arbitration in the Family Court, dealing with financial remedies in particular. The attached circular is detailed and will be of particular interest to ancillary relief practitioners, mediators and arbitrators....
Read More| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |