Resolution have launched a survey on transparency within the Financial Remedies Court.
HHJ Stuart Farquhar, Lead just for the FRC in Kent, Surrey and Sussex and Chair of the Financial Remedies sub-group of the Transparency Implementation Group which has been set up by the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, explained the survey:
“The group includes Judges of all levels together with Barristers, Solicitors, the press and a legal blogger representative. It has been decided to prepare a survey of all interested parties in order to gather views and ideas.
The group has been set up to consider all issues concerning transparency within the Financial Remedies Court including, anonymity, who should be permitted to be present in Court, what documents (if any) should be disclosed to the press/legal bloggers, what may be reported and how should judgments be anonymised (if this is considered appropriate).
These issues are most frequently encountered in the High Court, but there are also many cases involving local prominent individuals that do not involve significant assets which could just as easily be heard by a Deputy District Judge. We wish to hear the views of everyone and not just those individuals that are frequently involved in high net worth/High Court cases.”
The survey, which takes under 10 minutes to complete, will be open from 1st June 2022 to 31st July 2022. Resolution have asked respondents to complete the survey as soon as they are able as that will give them greater time to analyse the responses.
