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14 April 2020
Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , Family
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COVID-19: Evidence call on remote hearings in family law

Family lawyers and judges are urged to take part in a two-week rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family justice system. It ends on 28 April.

Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, said the research project would be undertaken by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, an independent organisation that collects and studies family justice data and evidence.

The Observatory hopes to gather evidence from families with children and all professionals working in the family justice system, including judges, barristers, solicitors, Cafcass workers, court staff and social workers. It will convene virtual meetings and events to discuss the issues over the two weeks and draw together findings from existing research of relevance.

The President will receive a summary of the responses by end April, with a view to issuing guidance in early May.

The consultation can be found at: https://www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/news/rapid-consultation-remote-hearings.

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