Covid-19 means Cafcass are prioritising workload in areas
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, staffing issues and a growing number of open active cases, Cafcass have made the hard decision to allocate only the highest priority cases in South Yorkshire and the Humber. The backlogs in the courts and unprecedented demand that the global pandemic already put on busy family law practitioners has meant […]
Technology protects the vulnerable in court cases
New technology has now been implemented in every Crown Court in England and Wales to reduce the trauma vulnerable victims and witnesses experience as a result of going to court. The technology enables children or those who live with a debilitating condition to have their cross-examination video-recorded and played during the trial. This recording is […]