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FOCUS OF THE DAY: A judge has stressed the importance of having lawyers in family court proceedings to prevent emotional self-represented litigants behaving in ways they might regret. Publishing details of a reserved judgment in relation to a case concerning a care order, Her Honour Judge Hammerton (pictured) said the absence of legal aid funding had ’undoubtedly’ placed the father at a disadvantage. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
FOCUS OF THE DAY: A judge has stressed the importance of having lawyers in family court proceedings to prevent emotional self-represented litigants behaving in ways they might regret. Publishing details of a reserved judgment in relation to a case concerning a care order, Her Honour Judge Hammerton (pictured) said the absence of legal aid funding had ’undoubtedly’ placed the father at a disadvantage. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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