Jaqueline Julyan SC (Barrister, 5 St Andrew’s Hill Chambers)

The issue of conduct in financial remedy proceedings – Annie Boxer (Solicitor, Associate at International Family Law Group LLP)

Annie will be presenting on the current law and practice for pleading “conduct” in financial remedy proceedings. Annie will talk through the cases of OG v AG 2020, Tsvetkov v Khayrova 2023 and N v J 2024. She will also discuss the findings and recommendations as set out in the reports from the Fair Shares Project, Resolution and the Law Commission on the issue of treatment of domestic abuse as a factor in financial remedy proceedings.

Transparency in the Family Courts-and the recent changes – Stuart Barlow (Solicitor, Author of “A Practical Guide to Working with Litigants in Person & McKenzie Friends in Family Cases”)

As of the 27th January 2025 journalists and legal bloggers are able to report on family court cases across England and Wales in what has been described as “a watershed moment for family justice”. The change comes after the success of a two-year transparency pilot and means the media will be able to inform the public about the decisions being made every day by family court judges. This session will outline the new arrangements and the changes they have brought about.

Arbitration in the children’s scheme – Gemma Lindfield​ (Barrister, 5 St Andrew’s Hill Chambers)

Gemma will discuss resolving disputes related to parental responsibility and child welfare through arbitration, a process overseen by the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA)

Facts about Fact-Finding – Andrew Otchie (Barrister, 12 Old Square)

Fact-finding hearings(FFH) within private law children proceedings in the context of decisions relating to a child’s welfare.