‘Five mums have died after family courts allowed fathers accused of abuse to apply for contact with their children, a BBC investigation has found.’
BBC News, 4th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has set aside a circuit judge’s ruling in public law children proceedings after describing his decision as “plainly irregular”.’
Legal Futures, 1st September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother and made supervision orders in place of care orders for all three of her children, who are placed at home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In July 2022, the President of the Family Division launched the national deprivation of liberty court. Based at the Royal Courts of Justice, it deals with all new applications seeking authorisation to deprive children of their liberty under the inherent jurisdiction and will run for a 12-month pilot phase initially. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory was invited to collect and publish data on these applications.’
Family Law, 7th August 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘There has been some uncertainty over the correct approach to the issue of when findings of fact can be re-opened. This was as a direct result of the judgment of Mostyn J in Re RL.’
Becket Chambers, 3rd July 2023
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘Tens of thousands of children in England and Wales have been left in limbo by delays in the family court that have meant many waiting over a year for their future to be resolved.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed a mother’s appeal against an order permitting a 14-year-old boy in care proceedings to instruct his own solicitor.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A family court judge was wrong to order that a 14-year-old boy be allowed to instruct his own solicitor in care proceedings, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 27th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has set aside a family court judgment, after finding an “absence of recorded analysis” in the oral judgment that was delivered in only an hour.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘”The Family Court and domestic abuse: achieving cultural change” is the second report on the family justice system from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner which seeks to improve the Family Court and its ability to effectively engage with domestic abuse.’
Home Office, 17th July 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The future of litigation funding in divorce cases – which new figures from law firms show mainly benefits women – is in the balance as the Court of Appeal hears a crucial appeal.’
Legal Futures, 12th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘As part of the Law Commission’s review of the law concerning financial division upon divorce, announced on 4 April 2023, it will consider “how maintenance payments for an ex-spouse or civil partner should work”. The terms of reference set out that the Law Commission is to consider specifically potential maximum periods for spousal periodical payment orders.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 3rd July 2023
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The Tipstaff is often one of the first topics of discussion raised by new clients who have been accused of abducting their children. Questions that I am regularly asked are “What is the Tipstaff?” “What is their role in my case?” “Why did they send the police to visit me?” and “why do I have to provide them with my passports?” ‘
Family Law, 26th June 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The “inexplicable differences” in the embargo rules for draft rulings in the King’s Bench Division, Family Division and Crown Court are “completely unacceptable”, a High Court judge has said.’
Legal Futures, 28th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Family Justice Council (FJC) have issued guidance on the use of psychologists as expert witnesses in the Family Courts, which seeks to fix a “lack of understanding and awareness” that has seen the use of titles in the Family Court System that have “no specific meaning, nor are they protected or regulated”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Most Family Court orders have some sort of confidentiality warning on them these days, especially in cases about children. Typically they warn that the names of the children and family members must not be published.’
Transparency Project, 18th June 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a new committee to help guide judges, legal representatives and litigants through online court procedures.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The decision in EBK v DLO [2023] EWHC 1074 (Fam) was reported in the local press as “Royal marine fails in contempt proceedings against ex-partner”. The case involved a lengthy history of disputes over contact, allegations of domestic abuse, employment sanctions, and defamation actions taken against the police and Cafcass. Here, we look at important points on transparency that emerged.’
Transparency Project, 6th June 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A review of the family court reporting pilot carried out by the Transparency Implementation Group (TIG) has highlighted “issues that require guidance”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Financial Remedies Court sub-group of the Transparency Implementation Group (TIG ) has published a 164 page report. This refers to cases about financial remedies on divorce i.e resolving issues between divorcing couples about their income and assets – they are not cases about children. The parties often have legal representation, but not always.’
Transparency Project, 31st May 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
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