The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has announced via family lawyer organisations that where an application is issued in the Family Division after 1 March 2022, first hearings at the Royal Courts of Justice will be attended hearings as opposed to remote
Lexis®Library update: The court will consider any individual requests made in an individual case for any change in the format of the hearing, having regard to the interests of justice. The format of any hearing after the first hearing will be subject to the direction of the judge.
This represents a change from the default position of remote hearings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but does not impact on current arrangements at family courts other than at the Royal Courts of Justice, where the format of any hearing will be the subject to the direction of the judge.
Source: Family Law Bar Association
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