Jonathan Jackson represented the respondent father in care proceedings today in the first hearing at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre since the lockdown…
18 St John Street's Family Department is proud to have been able to help produce a talk providing guidance on domestic abuse for professionals…
Christopher McNall, in his role as a fee-paid Judge of the Tax Chamber, heard a 4 day appeal last week remotely via video. Here…
Following Lucy Coulson’s recent article looking at the challenges practitioners face in preparing for video trials, and steps that can be taken to…
Arron Thomas writes about the likely approach courts may take when considering whether to conduct a remote final hearing, taking into account today’s…
Danish Ameen provides case law analysis highlighting key points for practitioners following the judgments handed down yesterday in the Court of Appeal in Re…
Rehana Begum discusses the importance of Article 6 (ECHR) in the context of remote interim removal hearings and the need for very careful…
On 23rd March 2020, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister confined the country to isolation. The message was clear,…
Judgment in the Court of Appeal case of Re A (Children) (Remote Hearing: Care and Placement Orders) [2020] EWCA Civ 583 was handed down…
A new statutory instrument came into force on 24th April 2020 as a result of the government deeming that it was necessary during…