Sir Andrew McFarlane has been appointed as the next President of the Family Division, replacing Sir James Munby, who is retiring, on 28 July. Sir Andrew, who co-wrote Children Law and Practice which coincided with the enactment of the Children Act 1989, was called to the Bar in 1977 and took Silk in 1998. He was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2000 and a High Court Judge in the Family Division in 2005. He was a member of the Family Justice Review and is a current member of the Nuffield Foundation-financed review into children in care.
26 April 2018
New Family President appointed
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