The Rapid Consultation on Remote Hearings in the Family Justice System: A Missed Opportunity for Long-Term Changes?

iFLG Partner Stuart Clark believes that the shorter-term focus of the rapid consultation on remote hearings may have been a missed opportunity for longer-term lessons to be learned and for future practice to be informed by the rapid acceleration of the use of remote hearings during the lockdown. Whilst there have been inevitable teething problems these must not stand in the way of progress. He sets out the recommendations of The International Family Law Group LLP and urges a conservative and cautious profession to use this crisis to innovate and to develop.

The Remote Hearing Consultation: Rapid Changes and Mixed Experiences

The last six weeks have seen a monumental shift in how family justice operates. Through necessity remote hearings are now commonplace. There has been a rapid short-term change in the culture of court hearings but with potential long-term ramifications. As supporters of a move toward the increased use of remote hearings generally (in certain circumstances) my firm and I are hopeful that the Family Court will build upon these accelerated changes going forward toward the greater use of technology and harnessing the potential advantages of...

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