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Family Court judge attacked during proceedings in Milton Keynes
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Family Court judge chooses double-barrelled surname for child in foster care after “unusual” local authority application
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Family Court judge considers power summarily to dismiss findings sought by local authority
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Family Court judge criticises "seriously flawed" investigation into injuries suffered by boy
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Family Court judge criticises “manifest delay” in case where new-born child remained in foster care for over two years
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Family Court judge criticises local authority analysis as “deeply flawed”, finding council failed to apply ‘nothing else will do’ principle
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Family Court judge declines to protect names of social workers ahead of murder trial
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Family court judge describes near £300,000 17-week specialist placement cost as “astronomical”
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Family Court judge issues ruling to highlight successful use of “Resolutions Model”
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Family Court judge publicly criticises expert witness over delays
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Family Court judge raps council for "woeful" care of two young women
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Family Court judge rules in dispute between councils over which should be designated local authority
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Family Court judge says process leading to placement of boy in France went “badly awry”, saw huge and “entirely unnecessary” delays
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Family Court judge writes version of judgment for party with learning disabilities
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Family Court refuses application to reopen findings made in 2016
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Family Court reporting pilot “risks failure” without improvement in flow of information between court and press, says Family President
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Family Court reporting pilot extended to 16 further courts
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Family Court reporting provisions to extend to all family courts in England and Wales
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Family Court statistics reveal impact of Covid-19 as fewer care cases disposed of within 26-week timeframe, but latest data suggests return to pre-pandemic levels
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Family courts hearing FGM cases do not have jurisdiction to injunct Home Secretary on asylum matters, rules senior judge
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