Family Division

British

noun

law a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc

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Then, in June he won a Court of Appeal bid to have the case reheard after the most senior judge in the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, said there had been confusion in the previous decision.

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However, the former head of the High Court's family division, Sir James Munby, told the BBC the situation was "shocking" and "a scandal".

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The most senior judge in the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, said there had been confusion in the previous decision.

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She believes the assisted dying bill is "incredibly narrow" and requires "more scrutiny" around the capacity of the Family Division of the High Court to oversee applications.

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In the summary, Judge McFarlane, president of the High Court's Family Division, said the issue arose against the background of "ongoing contested financial remedy proceedings".

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