Family Division

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• November 21, 2025

  Re: R (A Child)

  Court of Appeal Civil DivisionFamilyFamily DivisionHigh CourtJudgment

• November 19, 2025

  R (a child): reporting restrictions order

  Court of Appeal Civil DivisionFamily DivisionHigh CourtOrder

• 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 12, 2025

  R (Children: Setting aside Hague return order)

  CivilCourt of Appeal Civil DivisionFamilyFamily DivisionHigh CourtPresident of the Family DivisionJudgment

• November 4, 2025

  S (Wardship — Removal to Ghana rehearing)

  FamilyFamily DivisionHigh CourtJudgment

• October 30, 2025

  Re D (Threshold Findings and Final Orders at IRH)

  Court of Appeal Civil DivisionFamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionJudgment

• 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 17, 2025

  W -v- Gender Recognition Panel

  FamilyFamily DivisionHigh CourtJudgment

• October 2, 2025

  Committal for Contempt of Court: The Local Authority -v- B

  Family DivisionHigh CourtCommittal for Contempt of Court

• October 2, 2025

  Potanina -v- Potanin (No. 2) (Costs)

  Court of Appeal Civil DivisionFamily DivisionHigh CourtJudgment

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