Jacob Gifford Head FamilyLawHour It’ll only be any use if the judges actually refer to it and adjourn/encourage the use of ADR, rather than just cracking on. Until they have the power to require ADR, I expect it’ll be the latter

Gareth Evans Jacob Gifford Head FamilyLawHour Not clear what the court does with the form - is it for case management or just for research?

Q3: In financial remedies cases, will the power to encourage NCDR at FPR 2010, 3.4(1A), backed by potential costs penalties at FPR 2010, 28.3(7), have the desired effect to help parties reach agreement outside court? #familylawhour

FamilyLawHour So many cases though where unrepresented parties allege conduct and DA in Forms E.... It's gonna be difficult.

POLL: Will the amendments to costs at FPR 2010, 28.3 have the desired effect in steering parties away from court? #familylawhour

Q4: Is mandation of NCDR the next logical step if these measures fail to have sufficient impact, despite the outcome of the recent MoJ consultation? #familylawhour

POLL: Do you think the new NCDR provisions will lead to an uptake in cases settling outside of court and lessen the burden on the family courts? #familylaw

FamilyLawHour Is Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil going to be the direction of travel for family proceedings? Knowles J said it was unwise to think that decision is of limited relevance to family proceedings.

Julie Watts FamilyLawHour Helen Brander Jim Fitch Kirstie Gibson I think the big difficulty is that some forms of NCDR / ADR require a fundamentally different approach to being a lawyer (or judge, for that matter) and so we can’t assume that people can successfully transfer across.

Jacob Gifford Head FamilyLawHour Mediators will only mediate in family law when it is ethical and there’s no imbalance of power so in family cases it’s not about being sued

Thank you to Kirstie Gibson from LexisUK Family and to Nadia Tawfik, Julie Watts, Kirstie Gibson, transparency project, @ClareWPSL Amy Beddis, Gareth Evans, @OnionBarge1, Jim Fitch, Jacob Gifford Head, Tristan Harvey, Pank, Helen Brander

FamilyLawHour LexisUK Family Nadia Tawfik Julie Watts transparency project @ClareWPSL Amy Beddis Gareth Evans @OnionBarge1 Jim Fitch Jacob Gifford Head Tristan Harvey Pank Helen Brander Thank you for having me, thanks to the great team FamilyLawHour and thank you to everyone who joined in the discussion! #FamilyLawHour

Next month, Equality & Human Rights barrister Martin Downs will be the guest host to help explore the issue of children’s mental health in family law - a topic that Family Justice Quality Circle will be covering in its latest mtg. We hope to see you on Tuesday 2nd July at 8pm #familylawhour

Take a look at this year's Family Law Awards shortlist: ow.ly/W2Gq50T8zCq It’s time to vote for the Family Law Champion Award. The vote closes at midnight on 19.09 & the winner will be announced at the Awards. Vote now: ow.ly/8i1g50T8zCr #FLA2024 #law #lawyers

Discover why #FamilyLaw and mediation specialists, FM Family Law, chose Lexis+ as an “essential resource” to help promote confidence and efficiency at the firm. Read the case study to learn more: ow.ly/H3fI50UEvko #lawyers #LegalTech

At the Resolution National Conference in Birmingham this week, our professional support lawyers Claire Sanders Claire Sanders and Kirstie Gibson Kirstie Gibson will be on the stand ready to discuss how our #LegalAI helps #FamilyLaw practitioners #ResConf25 #LegalTech

Our stand is set up and we are ready to go! Looking forward to seeing everyone at #ResConf25 today #FamilyLaw #LegalAI