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Dear David: A Memo to the Norgrove Committee from the Dartington Conference 2011

Dear David: A Memo to the Norgrove Committee from the Dartington Conference 2011 The collected papers of the 2011 Dartington Hall Conference

Name: Dear David: A Memo to the Norgrove Committee from the Dartington Conference 2011
Brand: Family Law LexisNexis
SKU: 9781846613081
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Author: Rt Hon Lord Justice Thorpe; William Tyzack
ISBN: 9781846613081

Edited by Rt Hon Lord Justice Thorpe · William Tyzack

Family Law LexisNexis November 2011

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ISBN-13: 9781846613081
Publisher: Family Law LexisNexis
Publication: November 2011
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Dear David: A Memo to the Norgrove Committee from the Dartington Conference 2011 is the result of the 2011 Interdisciplinary Conference held at Dartington Hall.

The 2011 Interdisciplinary Conference held at Dartington Hall assembled a uniquely qualified group of contributors, drawn from the many professions involved in the work of the family justice system. This book brings together their papers and is essential reading for all those involved in the family law field.

Thanks to Bridget McCrum for use of 'Sleeping Bird' 2006 at the entrance to Dartington Hall.

CONTRIBUTORS

FOREWORD

PLENARY 1
PRIVATE LAW: A CHANGE FROM CONFRONTATION TO MEDIATION 1

Playing safe? The Family Justice Review and the Management of Risk in Private Law
Cases
Professor Liz Trinder
A Brave New World for Family Justice? Opportunities and Challenges for Reforms in
Private Law Cases
Emeritus Professor Janet Walker OBE

PLENARY 2
HEARING THE VOICE OF THE CHILD IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LAW
PROCEEDINGS

ABE Interviews, Children’s Testimony and Hearing the Voice of the Child in Family
Cases: Are we Barking up the Right Tree?
Professor Penny Cooper
Hearing the Voice of the Child
Christine Renouf and Mary Mullin

PLENARY 3
(1) REFORM OF THE FAMILY COURT AND (2) LEGAL AID REFORM

Reform of the Family Court: Delivering a Unified System; Specialist Judiciary;
Allocation; Judicial Continuity; Role of Lay Magistrates; Role of the President in a
Single Family Court
Sir Nicholas Wall
The Single Family Court
Lord Justice Andrew McFarlane
Legal Aid Reform and the Family Justice Review
Katherine Gieve

PLENARY 4
THE FUTURE OF THE FAMILY JUSTICE COUNCIL

Panel Debate: The Future of the Family Justice Council
Lord Justice Mathew Thorpe, John Coughlan, Dr Heather Payne, Nick Goodwin

PLENARY 5
PUBLIC LAW: REFORMING CARE PROCEEDINGS

Reforming Care Proceedings – A Socio-legal Perspective
Professor Judith Masson
Reforming Care Proceedings: a Judicial Perspective. The Challenge of Changing the
Approach of Practitioners and the Judiciary
Her Honour Judge Lesley Newton

PLENARY 6
PUBLIC LAW: (1) THE MUNRO REVIEW AND (2) ACHIEVING PERMANENCE

The Munro Review of Child Protection: Final Report – A Child-centred System
Professor Eileen Munro
Routes to Permanence: Achieving Stability and a ‘Sense of Permanence’ for Children
who may need Out-of-home Care
Emeritus Professor June Thoburn CBE

PLENARY 7
(1) PRE-PROCEEDINGS PROCESSES IN PUBLIC LAW AND (2) USERS’
EXPERIENCES OF THE FAMILY JUSTICE SYSTEM