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Civil way: 7 May 2010

06 May 2010
Issue: 7416 / Categories: Case law , Civil way
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The welfare of Cafcass The President’s interim guidance on Cafcass reports under the Children Act 1989 s 7 (see 155 NLJ p 1210)—

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The welfare of Cafcass The President’s interim guidance on Cafcass reports under the Children Act 1989 s 7 (see 155 NLJ p 1210)—issue specific reports only to be prepared and within six weeks if solely on child’s wishes and feelings or some other single issue and within six to 12 weeks on more than one particularised issue—which expired on 31 March 2010 has been predictably extended for six months. A Presidential Revised Private Law Programme PD [2010] All ER (D) 276 (Mar)) effective from 1 April 2010 has also been issued. Notice of hearing to go out within 24 hours of receipt of C100 application and first hearing to be within four weeks where practicable and in any event no later than six weeks.

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e-by PD5C gum Electronic filing of claims and subsequent documents has been introduced in the Admiralty, Commercial and London Mercantile Courts and the Chancery

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