Family Law

This is my second article about the Family Court’s Transparency Pilot Scheme. It reviews the Pilot Scheme. It reviews the Pilot Scheme since its implementation on 30 January 2023. My first article about the Pilot scheme provides a detailed introduction to the relevance of transparency in family courts: https://iflg.uk.com/blog/the-transparency-pilot-a-relaxation-of-rights-to-privacy-in-family-proceedings The

On 17 May 2023 Mr. Justice Peel, with the authority of the President of the Family Division, published updated standard family orders and accompanying house rules. The publication followed a review of standard family orders conducted by Mr. Justice Peel which proceeded that carried out by Mr. Justice Mostyn with

On 30 January 2023, a 12-month pilot scheme, designed to increase transparency in the family justice system began in three Courts in England and Wales (Carlisle, Leeds, and Cardiff). If successful, the approach adopted by the pilot scheme will be extended to all courts in England and Wales. Background For many years