Family Court

• April 16, 2025

  A View from The President’s Chambers: April 2025

  Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, gives the latest update on what has been happening across the jurisdiction

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• April 15, 2025

  O (Children: Fact-Finding)

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• April 10, 2025

  M (A Child: Intermediaries)

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• April 10, 2025

  Speech by the PFD: Katherine Gieve Memorial Lecture – ‘Cleveland: Déjà Vu?’

  Read the lecture given by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, in memory of this children's legal advocate

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• April 8, 2025

  Now available to watch: Family Justice Council Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture, 12 March 2025

  Watch the lecture by Her Honour Judge Khatun Sapnara entitled Inclusive Justice: Race, Culture and the Family Courts

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• April 8, 2025

  District Judge Pre-Application Seminar 2025

  This online seminar on Wednesday 23 April 2025 relates to vacancies for 25 District Judges across most of England and Wales

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• March 26, 2025

  Family Justice Council Recruitment Information Webinar

  This online webinar, at 5.30pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025, will let you learn about the work of the FJC and what it is like to be a member

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• March 24, 2025

  2025 Protocol and Good Practice Model: Disclosure of information between Coroners and the Family Court in cases involving fatality

  A guide to best practice for Family Court Judges and Coroners where there are parallel proceedings

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• February 27, 2025

  Committal for contempt of court: Norfolk County Council -v- Stephanie Lund and HJ

  Family CourtCommittal for Contempt of Court

• February 27, 2025

  E (Children: Costs)

  CivilCourt of Appeal Civil DivisionFamily CourtJudgment

The details given in a judgment about the facts of a case may sometimes constitute distressing content (particularly in criminal cases, or cases involving children).