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Lord Justice McFarlane - the man who would be President?
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Last month Sir James Munby announced that he would be
retiring from his role as President of the Family Division in 2018 citing 'depressingly little to show for over two years’ hard pounding' as one reason for his departure.
No names have been put forward for his replacement and we’re not likely to find out who the incoming President will be until next year but one judge has begun to make waves inside the system ahead of the decision.
Lord Justice McFarlane an appeal court judge who oversees family law cases producing powerful political judgments and calls to action urging improvements inside the system looks like a contender for the position.
Sir Andrew McFarlane was called to the bar in 1997 and moved to chambers specialising in family law in 1993. He has appeared in the House of Lords and the European Court of Human Rights and was made a QC in 1998. He was then appointed to the Family Division of the high Court and was Family Division Liaison Judge for the Midland Circuit for a period of 5 years. Lord Justice McFarlane also...
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