Family Court
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October 29, 2021
Transparency in the Family Court Report
Find out the outcome of the Transparency Review
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October 13, 2021
Committal for Contempt of Court in open court in London: Siharath
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July 23, 2021
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory publishes the report Remote hearings in the family court post pandemic
Read the President of the Family Division's response to the report
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May 24, 2021
The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2021
These Rules amend the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 and come into force on 24 May 2021.
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April 16, 2021
HCC -v- YY
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February 9, 2021
Update: Family Division’s Transparency Review
The final publication of the Family Division’s Transparency Review is now expected to be in October 2021.
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July 31, 2020
Practice Note – Hearings in the SCCO
Guidance on hearings and detailed assessments in the Senior Courts Costs Office.
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July 28, 2020
Practice Guidance on Service of Part 4 Family Law Act 1996 applications, orders and notification to the police: Pilot Practice Direction 36U
The guidance should be considered alongside pilot Practice Direction 36U which comes into force on 3 August 2020.
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June 9, 2020
The Family Court and COVID-19: The Road Ahead
The document has been published by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division
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April 7, 2020
Deadline updated: The Transparency Review – The President of the Family Division’s Call for Evidence
Sir Andrew McFarlane, The President of the Family Division, is undertaking a review of the current arrangements which regulate access by journalists and the public to, and the reporting of, information concerning proceedings in the Family Court