An internet search using the words ‘social care, family law, drugs and alcohol’ will almost certainly direct you to the Family Drugs and Alcohol Court, otherwise known as FDAC. Perhaps with just a touch of hyperbole FDAC has been described as ‘one of the most important developments in family justice in the last 40 years’. […]
It certainly is not the first time that a Judge has engaged in a spot of hyperbole, nor will it be the last. A Senior Judge has magisterially declared what jobbing lawyers, up and down the country have known for quite a while now – ‘the family justice system is in crisis’. The very top […]
Initiatives to increase diversity are a double-edged sword. One is always left wondering whether the appointment has been made on the basis of race, gender or ability! Technically, the way that these types of initiative work, is to ensure a proper consideration of all 3, without lowering the standard. A model used in America, with […]
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