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A free lunch with His Honour Judge Seys Llewellyn QC

Date:22 OCT 2015
Over a lunchtime slot on 20 October 2015 the Cardiff Personal Support Unit hosted a free session with His Honour Judge Anthony Seys Llewellyn QC the Designated Civil Judge at Cardiff Civil Justice Centre.

 The session was aimed at anyone facing the prospect of attending the Court whether for a civil or family matter without any representation (a litigant in person) or anyone with an interest in finding out more information directly from a judge.

 The event followed hot on the heels of the ground-breaking Bristol Family Law Session hosted at the Bristol Family and Civil Justice Centre earlier in the month at which members of the public press support services and professionals alike all joined together to discuss the workings of the Family Court and surrounding issues regarding access to justice.

 Back in Cardiff located in Court 16 the audience gathered in anticipation of the session commencing. Discussions in the crowd involved issues surrounding the practical difficulties of enforcement of orders generally (particularly child arrangements orders) and the impossibility of managing the increasing costs associated with going to court. There were...

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