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A triad of judgments from the Supreme Court
This post provides an update to Polly Morgan's 'State of the Union' post, which outlined the Villiers' case when it was first heard. We suggest you read that original post first, because the facts and the legal concepts are explained more fully there. This is a very...
HMCTS response to letter on open justice in the COVID-19 emergency
The chief executive of HMCTS, Susan Acland-Hood, has responded to an open letter from NGOs and academics raising concerns about the provision of open justice measures during the COVID-19 emergency period. In summary, the response confirms: that for public hearings...
Spotlight domestic abuse review – big changes ahead for Family Court
The final report from the spotlight review of family courts' handling of domestic abuse has finally been published : Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases The report is long and detailed and has generated quite a lot of...
Court of Protection
The Court of Protection Mediation Scheme in Practice
This post was written by Alex Troup, barrister and mediator at St John's Chambers, and was first published on the Court of Protection Handbook blog, and is reproduced with kind permission. [Even though COVID-19 may be making everyone rethink how conventional...
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Right of audience denied: McKenzie Friend not allowed to speak for litigant who was ‘well able to speak on her own behalf’
The recent case of Ameyaw v McGoldrick [2020] EWHC 1741 (QB) offers a cautionary tale about McKenzie Friends and what they can and can't do for you in court. In this case the judge, Mrs Justice Steyn, refused to allow the MF to make oral submissions on behalf of the...
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