The President of the Family Division, the Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew McFarlane, has today published the Family Court’s first annual report. Publication of the report marks ten years since the Family Court was created and is a key step in the move of the Family Court towards greater transparency. In his …
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Essex Police and applying for disclosure
Essex Police civil disclosure service was launched on 1 April 2024. 'Disclosure' is when a request is made for documentation or information held by the Police. This could be for the purposes of court proceedings - often needed in proceedings about families where there are allegations of domestic …
Transparency Pilot comes to the RCJ
The RCJ comes into the Financial Remedies transparency pilot on 11 November. Broadly, if the media/legal bloggers attend, the court will make a Transparency Order which restricts identification of the parties and their specific financial instruments but otherwise allows the media to report …