We have collated all the recent guidance around remote hearings and conferences in respect of the Family Courts, as well as draft template orders, articles and podcasts to make it as easy as possible for you during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Guidance
- The Family Court and COVID 19 The Road Ahead 2021 – Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division – 8th January 2021
- New Guidance on Remote Hearings – Mr Justice Mostyn & HH Judge Hess – 18th November 2020
- The Mental Capacity Act (2005) (MCA) and deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: additional guidance, 15th October 2020
- Wellbeing at the Central Family Court – Lyn Roberts, Designated Family Judge Central London Family Court, 15th September 2020
- The Family Court and COVID-19: The Road Ahead – Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, 9th June 2020
- Revised Financial Orders, Mr Justice Mostyn, 26th May 2020
- Corona Virus Contingency Arrangements for Family Law Injunctions, 26th May 2020
- Family Court priorities – HM Courts & Tribunal Service, 24th April 2020
- Family Courts: making C100 applications – HM Courts & Tribunal Service, 24th April 2020
- Central Family Court Financial Remedies Notice, 24th April 2020
- The Remote Access Family Court – The Courts & Tribunal Service Mr Justice MacDonald, 16th April 2020
- Financial Remedies Court – Mr Justice Mostyn & HH Judge Hess, 15th April 2020
- Guidance of Effective Remote Hearings – Court of Protection Bar Association – 7th April 2020
- Listing Practice in Family Cases Wiltshire – HH Judge Hess, Designated Family Judge Wiltshire, 6th April 2020
- Updated instructions for use of video conferencing (Zoom) – FLBA, 2nd April 2020
- Remote Access To The Court Of Protection Guidance – Mr Justice Hayden; Vice President of the Court of Protection, 31st March 2020
- Instructions for use of video conferencing platforms – FLBA, 30th March 2020
- FRC Hearings Listed At The Central Family Court Between 6th April –1st May 2020 – HHJ Martin O’Dwyer, 30th March 2020
- Update on Court Business – Berkshire & Oxfordshire – HHJ Moradifar, 30th March 2020
- Temporary Amendments to the Practice Guidance on Case Management and Mediation of International Child Abduction Proceeding – Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, 26th March 2020
- Coronavirus Crisis: Guidance on Compliance with Family CourtChild Arrangement Orders – Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, 24th March 2020
- Remote Hearings – FAS Update – LAA, 24th March 2020
- Private & Public Family Law Interim Procedures – Designated Family Judges Pan-London, 20th March 2020
- National Guidance for the Family Courts – Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, 19th March 2020
- Guidance for Financial Remedies Courts – Mr Justice Mostyn, 17th March 2020
Webinars
- Private Law Children Update – Simon Purkis & Samara Brackley
- Court of Protection – Part 2 – Margaret Pine-Coffin
- Court of Protection – Part 1 – Margaret Pine-Coffin
- A Guide to TOLATA Claims – Mark Ablett
- Parental Alienation – Andrew Grime
- Remote hearings and witness evidence – Paul Mertens, Ezra Macdonald & Alejandra Llorente Tascon
Articles & Podcasts
- Family Law Arbitration: Is it for me? – Helen Brander
- The Legal Impact of Covid-19 – The View from Two Jurisdictions – Jennifer Lee
- Contact and the Coronavirus: COVID-19 and its Impact on Separated Families – Eleanor Bruce
- Wellbeing for the Legal Community – Imogen Robins
- COVID-19 Guidance and New Modes of Working for the Legal Profession – Jennifer Lee
