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Family Division judge issues ruling on naming of magistrates and legal adviser
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Family Division judge makes adoption order despite late application
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Family Division judge refuses council permission to withdraw care proceedings
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Family Division judge sets out future lessons for non-notification cases after dismissing application by local authority
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Family Drug and Alcohol court launched in Liverpool
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Family Drug and Alcohol Court model suitable for domestic abuse cases even where no substance misuse, says judge
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Family Drug and Alcohol Court pilot scheme launched in Wales
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Family Drug and Alcohol Courts generate “significant savings” for local authorities in comparison to standard care proceedings: report
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Family foster carers could be due backdated payments following Ombudsman investigation
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Family Group at 42 Bedford Row boosted by Berthelsen arrival
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Family judge says trial should be held on diplomatic immunity legislation and incompatibility with European Convention on Human Rights
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Family judge would have been “forgiven for feeling bamboozled”: Court of Appeal hits out at inappropriate requests for clarification
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Family justice and social care systems paying “insufficient attention” to ensuring rights of parents with learning disabilities are upheld: Nuffield NFJO
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Family Justice Board sets out priority actions to relieve immediate pressures on system and deliver long-term reform
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Family Justice Council consults on draft guidance on responding to allegations of alienating behaviour
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Family Justice Council issues guidance on covert recordings in family law proceedings
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Family Justice Council issues interim guidance on special guardianship and extensions to 26-week time limit
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Family Justice Council makes recommendations on avoiding conflicts of interest using psychologist expert witnesses in cases of alleged alienation
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Family Justice Council seeks two public law solicitors including one local authority lawyer
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Family justice system “lags far behind” other public services in terms of data availability and quality, Nuffield FJO warns
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