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Remote hearings still need improvements to ensure fairness More than 3,200 professionals (lawyers, magistrates, judges, social workers and others in the family justice system), parents and other family members from across England and Wales have shared their experiences of the family court over the last year as part of a rapid consultation by Nuffield Family […]

All of the news this week comes from the President of the Family Division, who has provided an update upon recent developments in the family justice system. Pandemic response The President has expressed his respect for the way in which the family courts responded to the pandemic, moving almost on one day from normal to […]

Remote hearings may impede justice, warns Law Society Access to justice must be the principle consideration when deciding if remote hearings in family courts are appropriate, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned, in its response to a consultation by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory on family justice recovery plans following the pandemic. […]

Police investigating drug tests It has emerged that Greater Manchester Police are investigating the possible falsification of thousands of drug tests at a forensic laboratory. The tests, which analysed hair, blood, and urine for quantities of illegal substances, were used in criminal, family, coronial and employment cases. The investigation has uncovered 27,000 test reports which […]