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President of the Family Division’s Memorandum on Drafting Orders 10 November 2021

Asher Shane (2010)

On 10 November 2021 the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, issued a memorandum giving further guidance on the drafting orders in Family Proceedings, and in particular, the drafting of orders in relation to Private Law Children Cases. Quoting from a speech he gave to the FLBA on 16...

Notice from the Financial Remedies Court

Mr Justice Mostyn and His Honour Judge Hess have issued the following Notice with the authority of the President of the Family Division. "In its report The Financial Remedies Court – The Way Forward (September 2021), the Farquhar Committee made an important recommendation at paras 4.14 and 4.15. It proposed that either...

Review of the Standard Family Orders (SFOs) announced

On 14 January 2022 Mr Justice Mostyn made the following announcement with the endorsement of the President of the Family Division. "The drafting of the money SFOs was completed in 2017 and the children SFOs in 2018. There have been some amendments since then in each sector, but they have largely...

Revisiting s91 (14)- Re A (A child) (Supervised contact) (s91(14) Children Act 1989 orders) [2021] EWCA Civ 1749

At the end of last year, the Court of Appeal revisited the guidance for the making of orders under s91(14) Children Act 1989. The proceedings concerned an appeal by a mother in relation to a 7-year-old girl. These were described as “what was to prove to be long running and destructive...

Laura Baines reported in Re X [2021] EWFC B85

Laura Baines (2007)

I represented the Children’s Guardian in this case, which was in the grand scheme of cases we often deal with a long-running public law case [14 months] that had commenced as private law proceedings. It has been reported because the final orders included a restriction on the father’s parental responsibility...

Lead Judge for Private Family Law

The President of the Family Division announced that Mrs Justice Knowles has been appointed to the role of Lead Judge for Private Family Law, with effect from 1 January 2022. She replaces Mr Justice Cobb following his recent appointment as the Lead Reform Judge. The President has expressed his gratitude to Mr...

Practice Statement: Appointment of Managers under Section 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

Please find below a practice statement from the Property Chamber on the tribunal’s consideration of who to appoint as a manager. The purpose of the statement is to give leaseholders, prospective Managers, and landlords, an indication of the Tribunal’s expectations of a proposed Manager when deciding whether to make an order...

Happy New Year from All at No.18 Chambers

Happy new year from all of the team at No 18 Chambers. We are back after a well rested Christmas break. If you need to get in touch call us on 023 80 736 812, e-mail clerks@no18chambers.com...

Just in case you missed it : Guidance on e-bundles from the President of the Family Division

Click here for the President of the Family Division’s Guidance on E-Bundles for use in the Family Court and Family Division. This guidance supplements the general guidance on electronic bundles for all courts issued by the Senior Presiding Judge, the President of the Family Division and the Judge-in-charge of Live Services...

Wishing you and your families Seasons Greetings from all at No 18 Chambers

Wishing you and your families Seasons Greetings from all at No 18 Chambers We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support in 2021 and wish you a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year....

Message from the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals – Plan B

“The Prime Minister has announced that further COVID-19 restrictions will come into force in England this week. The work of courts and tribunals will continue as it has done over the course of the pandemic. The measures being introduced under Plan B mean that hearings should continue to take place in person...

Practice message issued for London Financial Remedies Court

The lead judge for the London Financial Remedies Court, and deputy national lead judge, His Honour Judge Hess, has issued a practice message for those appearing as practitioners or as litigants in the London Financial Remedies Court at the Central Family Court, dealing with, among other things, remote or attended...

Daniel Barnett’s of Analysis Gray v University of Portsmouth (Ian Wheaton counsel for the Claimant) : Objective Justification

Is it sufficient for a tribunal to say that a Respondent’s objective justification defence is “obvious”, in the context of the dismissal of an absent, disabled employee? No, held the EAT in Gray v University of Portsmouth. The Claimant worked as a Service Delivery Analyst at the university. He is...

Practice Direction issued by the Senior President of Tribunals: Employment Appeal Tribunal

This Practice Direction sets out the arrangements for the neutral citation of judgments of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) from 1 January 2022. It follows the practice of other jurisdictions including that of the Upper Tribunal. In the EAT, a unique number will be issued by the EAT Office for all...

General guidance on electronic court bundles

This general guidance is intended to ensure a level of consistency in the provision of electronic bundles (“e-bundles”) for court hearings (but not tribunal hearings) in a format that promotes the efficient preparation for, and management of, a hearing. It is subject to any specific guidance by particular courts or directions...

Mr Justice Mostyn: Family Procedure Rules – contempt forms

On 30 July 2021, a new form for making a contempt application (external link, opens in a new tab), FC600, was added to the prescribed list of Forms in FPR PD5A. In addition four further forms for the use of the court in contempt proceedings have been issued. These are: FC601 (Summons to...

Mr Justice Mostyn: Amendments to standard orders

Standard Orders: Non-molestation order Order No. 10.1 (Non-molestation order) is amended to include in para 1 the respondent’s date of birth, the omission of which has caused occasional identification problems and unnecessary automated alerts from the Police National Database. The application form FL401 requires the applicant to provide the respondent’s date of...

Deprivation of Liberty Orders and the impact of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 - Tameside MBC v AM and others [2021] EWHC 2472

Sara Chalk (2018)

On 9 September 2021 the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 came into force, amending the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 so as to prohibit the placement of a looked after child under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation. The intention of...

Crowther v Crowther (failure to disclose – conduct - unequal division of remaining assets ordered)

Gary Fawcett (1975)

1 In proceedings where:- W had filed 15 statements and H 26, and there were one human third party respondent and four company respondents and there had been injunction, preliminary issue hearings and allied admiralty proceedings and the parties assets schedules were millions apart and there were 4 trial bundles, a core bundle, a library...

CMA outlines concerns on availability and price of children’s care

The Competition and Markets Authority's interim report on children's social care has outlined significant concerns about the availability of placements and the profits of private providers. The initial findings are the result of a market study that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched in March. The study's interim...

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