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Former President of the Family Division speaks in Lords debate on Children and FamiliesDame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss stated in a debate in the House of Lords that she "already advises Bar students not to do family work" in the light of the continuing cutbacks in public funding.
Andrew Holroyd, President of the Law Society, has urged the public to do a "Macca not a Mucca" when it comes to getting divorced. In a statement published on the LAw Society website, he stressed the needs for specialist legal advice, even if the "legal formality of getting a divorce is a relatively straightforward process" as the lawyer can help on the financial complexities of divorce. He was also keen to stress that appointing a lawyer does not necessarily mean that the issue will get to court as,
Judges handling private children law cases should be encouraged to listen directly to the children involved, in the opinion of the President of the Family Division, Sir Mark Potter. He made his views clear on this topic at the inaugural Resolution Annual Family Law Lecture where he was speaking on the theme of "Does the family justice system serve the needs of children?". Speaking from his own experience, and that of the approach on the Continent where judges often speak directly to the children, he made it clear that such actions should be encouraged provided that both parties were...
