The Family Justice Council (FJC) has announced three vacancies for the following posts:
Senior Barrister (Family Silk) representative member
Family Magistrate representative member
Parents...
Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has today handed down the long-awaited post-Cheshire ruling, setting out how the Court of Protection should handle deprivation of liberty...
Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has ruled that the Court would be entitled, under Article 6 of the European Convention, to order HMCTS to pay for legal representation should the...
Chief Social Worker for Children unveils the knowledge and skills statement, a new blueprint for the future training of social workers.A new blueprint for the future training and education of child...
The latest judicial diversity statistics as at 31 July 2014 have been published. Figures indicate that:Seven of the 38 judges in the Court of Appeal are women. (The forthcoming appointment of an...
The Queen has approved the appointment of four Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal.
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the following as Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal: Mrs...
Practice Direction 27A - Family Proceedings: Court Bundles is fully in force as of today.
Sub-paragraphs (a)-(c) and (e)-(g) of paragraph 4.1 and paragraphs 5.1 and 5.3(e) must now be taken into...
Mr Prest has been handed a suspended jail sentence for not complying with his court order after Mr Justice Moylan concluded that he had failed to make a lump sum payment of £17.5 million and...
Children should have
the chance to tell judges what they think and feel in family court cases
affecting them - according to the Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB),
a group made up of...
A study exploring the degree to which children and young
people have a right to have their private lives kept private has been published
today.
The report, Safeguarding,
Privacy and...