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- The Act: Explicitly recognises children as victims of domestic abuse if they see, hear or experience the effects of the abuse. Provides for the introduction of a new automatic ban on perpetrators of abuse cross-examining their victims in the family courts (and vice versa), in certain circumstances.
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Mar 28, 2022 · The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 amends the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to remove fault-based concepts in proceedings for divorce, dissolution and (judicial) separation.
- Practice Direction Update No 4 of 2024
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This Practice Direction (PD) Update No. 4 of 2024 introduces new Pilot Practice Direction PD36ZG. PD36ZG: Pilot Practice Direction – Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021: Provision during piloted commencement 1. New PD36ZG provides for the family court procedure to be used during the piloted commencement of the new Domestic Abuse Protection Order....
The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023will come into force on 27 February and 6 April 2023. The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 amend the Family Procedure Rules 2010 in the following ways: 1. in light of the accession of King Charles III, various references to ‘Her Majesty’ and ‘Queen’s Bench Division’ are amended to refer to ‘His Maje...
The following Practice Direction amendments come into force today 18th December 2020: 1. Amendment to the European Union Exit Practice Direction Update to ensure that the transitional provisions in relation to the EU Protection Measures Regulation align with the Withdrawal Agreement. Amendment of the current expiry date of Practice Direction 36G fr...
The following Practice Direction Update Document amends four Practice Directions supplementing the Family Procedure Rules 2010: a. Amendment to Practice Direction 5A to amend the list of forms to be used alongside the Family Procedure Rules 2010 by removing reference to a form no longer in use. b. Amendment to Practice Direction 36Hto amend the cur...
Amendment to pilot Practice Direction 36H (Pilot Scheme: Procedure for service of certain protection orders on the police) This update extends the expiry date for the pilot project for three months to 30 October 2020. This change comes into effect from 25 July 2020 Amendment to pilot Practice Direction 36O (Pilot Scheme: Procedure for bulk scanning...
Amendment to pilot Practice Direction 36O (Procedure for Bulk Scanning of Certain Documents) The amended PD36O extends the expiry date for the pilot arrangements to 30 September 2021, and provides for the court to send documents to the specified third-party scanning provider where the court considers it appropriate to do so. These changes came into...
The PD36R made the following modifications: 1. Modification of Practice Direction 2C (Justices’ Legal Advisers) to make it permissible for justices’ legal advisers to fulfil five functions currently reserved to the judiciary. These five functions are the ability to consider the making of certain participation directions to improve the participation...
1.New Pilot Practice Direction 36Qcame into force from 23 April 2020. Pilot PD36Q modifies PD12B (Child Arrangements Programme) to provide temporary local flexibility over procedures for progressing applications for Child Arrangements Orders. This modification is made to ensure that Child Arrangements Orders may continue to be applied for, applicat...
amends existing Practice Direction 36M (PD36M) in relation to a current HMCTS pilot of a digital system for submitting and processing public law applicationsprovides a new Practice Direction 36P (PD36P) to facilitate a new HMCTS pilot of an online system for placement proceedings.Practice Direction 36G Pilot Scheme: Procedure for using an online system to generate applications in certain private law proceedings relating to children – In paragraph 1.2(d) for “27 January 2020...Practice Direction 36K Pilot Scheme: Procedure for the bulk scanning of certain private law applications – In paragraph 12(e) for “31 January 2020” substitute “31 January 2021Practice Direction 36N Pilot Scheme: Procedure for online filing and progression of certain applications for a financial remedy in connection with certain proceedings for a matrimonial order – In p...Practice Direction 360 – Pilot Scheme: Procedure for bulk scanning of certain documentsMay 1, 2024 · Family Procedure Rules. Web Version. Practice Direction – Practice Directions Relating to Family Proceedings in Force before 6th April 2011 which Support the Family Procedure Rules 2010. Part...
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 was passed in June 2020 and came into force on 6 April 2022. From 6 April, the new legislation: replaces the ‘five grounds’ and allows couples to divorce without assigning fault
Family Procedure Rules 2010 changes in effect from 6 April 2020; President issues guidance on allocation and transfer of proceedings; Revised guidance on High Court allocation; The insidious race to issue
Mar 3, 2021 · Fiona Sharp reviewed the revised, more child friendly and more engaging Form F9 which children may complete in court proceedings and Kate Bradbury summarised what the provisions introduced by the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 will mean for a child.
Jan 3, 2024 · The family courts are under a duty to consider whether a person’s participation in the proceedings or ability to give evidence is likely to be diminished by reason of “vulnerability” and, if...
