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President McFarlane new head of the family

01 August 2018
Issue: 7804 / Categories: Legal News , Family
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Sir Andrew McFarlane has taken over as President of the Family Division, after the retirement of Sir James Munby last week.

Sir James, 70, was appointed President of the Family Division, Head of Family Justice for England and Wales and President of the Court of Protection in 2013.

Sir Andrew, pictured, was appointed a recorder in 1995, a deputy High Court judge in 2000 and a High Court judge in the Family Division in 2005. He was Family Division liaison judge for the Midland circuit until his appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2011 where he is the Supervising Lord Justice for family cases.

Issue: 7804 / Categories: Legal News , Family
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