Family Court

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• December 1, 2025

  N (A Child: Placement Order: Proportionality)

  Court of Appeal Civil DivisionFamily CourtJudgment

• November 28, 2025

  Committal for contempt of court: Collardeau -v- Fuchs

  Family CourtCommittal for Contempt of Court

• November 19, 2025

  C (Children: Premature Determination)

  CivilCourt of Appeal Civil DivisionFamily CourtJudgment

• November 18, 2025

  Speech by the President of the Family Division: Domestic Abuse and the Family Court

  Read the speech given by Sir Andrew McFarlane at the Association of Lawyers for Children's annual conference

  FamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlaneNews

• November 7, 2025

  Updated Practice Guidance by the PFD: The use of Intermediaries, Lay Advocates and Cognitive Assessments in the Family Court

  Please read this latest guidance by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division

  FamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlanePractice Guidance

• October 30, 2025

  Re D (Threshold Findings and Final Orders at IRH)

  Court of Appeal Civil DivisionFamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionJudgment

• October 29, 2025

  B and C -v- D and H

  FamilyFamily CourtJudgment

• October 29, 2025

  President of the Family Division at the Justice Committee: Reform of the Family Court

  Watch Sir Andrew McFarlane and other witnesses speaking at the Parliamentary session

  FamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlaneNews

• October 23, 2025

  Re H (Final Care Orders at IRH)

  Court of Appeal Civil DivisionFamilyFamily CourtJudgment

• October 15, 2025

  Committal for contempt of court: Sandra Ozturk -v- Yilmaz Ozturk

  FamilyFamily CourtCommittal for Contempt of Court

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