President of the Family Division
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November 10, 2021
President of the Family Division: Drafting Orders
Details of the approach for drafting orders in the Family Court
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October 11, 2021
President of the Family Division’s memorandum: Experts in the Family Court
Details of the principles applied when deciding whether to authorise or admit expert evidence.
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August 3, 2021
President of the Family Division’s transparency review update
The conclusions of the President’s Review will be published in October
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May 24, 2021
The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2021
These Rules amend the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014 and come into force on 24 May 2021.
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March 1, 2021
Message from the President of the Family Division: publication of the President’s Public Law Working Group report
Report investigates the steep rise in public law cases coming to the Family Court
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February 9, 2021
Update: Family Division’s Transparency Review
The final publication of the Family Division’s Transparency Review is now expected to be in October 2021.
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November 10, 2020
Safety from Domestic Abuse and Special Measures in Remote and Hybrid Hearings – guidance published
Read Sir Andrew McFarlane's report on domestic abuse
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October 27, 2020
Remote hearings in the family justice system: follow-up consultation report
President of the Family Division reflects on the tireless work carried out during the pandemic
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June 15, 2020
Message from the President of the Family Division
Since its addition to the canon of orders that are available to the Family Court in 2005, the role of a Special Guardianship Order has changed and developed
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June 9, 2020
The Family Court and COVID-19: The Road Ahead
The document has been published by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division