Leicester&Leics FJB

Speech by the President. The Road Ahead. The Journey So Far.

The Family Procedure Rule Committee is consulting on new FPR 25.5A concerning the instruction of unregulated experts. & amendments to FPR 25.2 and Practice Directions 25B and 25C. This consultation closes at 5pm on 6 June 2025 gov.uk/government/con…

The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has published guidance for family judges on when, how and why to write to children in family court proceedings. judiciary.uk/guidance-and-r…

🚨 New guidance alert 🚨 The Family Justice Council has published Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System. The guidance is aimed at legal practitioners working with neurodivergent users of the Family Justice System. judiciary.uk/related-office…

Financial Remedy Solicitor Webinar 05 February 2025 • 12:00 - 13:00 Online @c6874728-71e6-41fe-a9e1-2e8c36776ad8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d26f16c0…

Practice Guidance by the PFD: The use of Intermediaries, Lay Advocates and Cognitive Assessments in the Family Court judiciary.uk/guidance-and-r…

🚨 Practice update. Essential reading 🚨 Family court reporting provisions to extend to all family courts in England and Wales The new ‘Reporting Provisions’ will apply in all family courts in England and Wales from Monday 27 January 2025. judiciary.uk/family-court-r…

Alienating Behaviours The Family Justice Council has published its ‘Guidance on responding to a child’s unexplained reluctance, resistance or refusal to spend time with a parent and allegations of alienating behaviour’ judiciary.uk/guidance-and-r…

The case for FDAC: a speech by Lord Justice Peter Jackson judiciary.uk/the-case-for-f…

🚨Essential reading for care lawyers🚨 Wholesale reform to adoption process is needed, says Public Law Working Group Adoption Sub Group in its report ‘Recommendations for best practice in respect of adoption’, published 7 November. judiciary.uk/guidance-and-r…

HHJ Patel is delivering her closing remarks to full conference #LLFJBCONFERENCE2024

A young person is generously and bravely sharing her experience of the care system to the conference. Applause broke out when she shared photographs of her recent graduation. Doubtless much food for thought will be shared during this talk. #LLFJBCONFERENCE2024 #Careexperience

Mandy Goodenough, principal social worker at Leicestershire County Council is addressing a breakout session on trauma informed social work practice ##LLFJBCONFERENCE2024 #TraumaInformed

Michelle Robinson of Leicestershire County Council and Ellie Boswell of Leicester City Council are addressing a breakout group on considering 'Staying in Touch' through the adoption process #LLFJBConference2024 #PostAdoptionContact

Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales is addressing the conference and Wales is on domestic abuse and the family justice system #LLFJBConference2024 #DomesticAbuse

Vicky Swift from Adoption England is speaking to conference on the latest research and practice regarding post adoption contact in England and Wales #LLFJBConference2024 #MaintainingRelationships

HHJ Patel has delivered her welcoming remarks opening the @LLFJB conference 2024 'Maintaining Relationships'.

An important report re: domestic abuse in financial remedies proceedings from @ResFamilyLaw

Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings Considering the relationship between domestic abuse and the division of finances on separation and/or divorce/dissolution. resolution.org.uk/campaigning-fo…