Evidence, Practice and Procedure: The view from the President’s window; run up to the family court

Family proceedings: 'the beginning of the future'

The most recent ‘View from the President's chambers' [10] is entitled ‘The process of reform: the beginning of the future'. By Sir James Munby President of the Family Division it provides - as have its predecessors - a review of how he regards the progress of the family court project. We learn what is happening in First Avenue House (home of the Principal Registry of the Family Division) and that Sir James's provincial progress still has five care centres to go.

More than half of the text is taken up with children law matters; whilst the majority of family proceedings - has a third of the ‘View' devoted to it. He starts this last part by referring to his transparency Guidance. He speaks of the next step being ‘the disclosure...

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