Please take note of the farewell dinner being held in honour of Leicester's departing Designated Family Judge, His Honour Judge Bellamy. The event is black tie and is to be held at the City Rooms, Leicester on Thursday 24th November 2016 from 7pm. Demand will be high, so...
Read MoreThe Association of Lawyers for Children will be hoping to continue in the rich vein of success of their annual conferences, with their upcoming conference in Bristol on 17th-19th November 2016. Entitled "25 years of the Children Act; More Haste, Less Speed?", the conference features a packed schedule....
Read MoreBookings have opened! The theme is 'Perspectives and Assessment of Risk' and the keynote speaker is Leicester's very own Will Tyler Q.C. speaking on radicalisation. Please find the poster attached. Plenary speakers are Professor Jane Barlow on Health Policy in pre-birth and early years, and Pause, a London...
Read MorePlease note that this year's Leicester Family Justice Day will be on Friday 28th October 2016, at Stamford Court, Oadby. This is the same venue as last year. Speakers will be confirmed shortly, but please save the date and register your interest. ...
Read MoreChild protection practitioners of all backgrounds may be interested in the upcoming multi-disciplinary conference being held by The Transparency Project at the Priory Rooms, Birmingham on Friday 3rd June 2016. Entitled "Where do we go from here?", the conference features diverse and prominent speakers, with the...
Read MoreWednesday 3rd February is a chance to get some early CPD points in this year with the Birmingham Local Family Justice Board annual conference. The packed programme features many prominent local speakers covering the issues of the day, including FGM, CSE and direct testimony from children...
Read MoreLawyers and Judges who deal with cases in the Family Court are very familiar with the kinds of controlling behaviours often used within abusive intimate relationships. Domestic abuse does not only mean physical violence; in fact, there are many cases where direct violence is never...
Read MoreFollowing January's divorce day, the Family Mediators Association is running Family Mediation Week again this year, from 11th-15th January. With the aim of increasing awareness of the benefits of using mediation to resolve separation issues, publicity and events will be taking place across the country. This has coincided...
Read MorePlaces are at this moment still available on the upcoming conference of the Association of Lawyers for Children. Entitled "Are we nearly there yet?" A Child's Journey through the Family Justice System, the conference takes place this year at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on 19th-21st November....
Read MoreOur annual Family Justice Day took place on 9th October and was again a huge success. The event, at Stamford Court, was well attended by local lawyers, magistrates and judiciary, social workers and cafcass officers, and members of other groups and organisations. This year's conference was...
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