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Family President allows woman access to adoption records for father in 1930s
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Family President announces revised national listing protocol for applications that seek deprivation of liberty orders for children
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Family President asks Court of Appeal judge to consider how to achieve efficient return to court, but predicts some form of remote working likely to foreseeable future
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Family President calls on more judges to pilot settlement conferences
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Family President calls on more judges to pilot settlement conferences
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Family President clarifies when use of expert is 'necessary' in proceedings
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Family President expresses hope of “very substantial reduction” in number of public law children cases where councils have to cover shortfall in expert fees
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