Chris Horrocks

enjoyed by all in the local community and beyond. Their passion, energy and hard work is a joy to behold.
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There are no losers in this simple model of community cohesion - these talented young minds are committed to delivering an event to be enjoyed by all in the local community and beyond. Their passion, energy and hard work is a joy to behold.
Support arts and culture and reap the rewards...

This is yet another example of the positive power of inclusive arts and culture changing lives for good and driving ambition and creativity to aspirational heights. There are no losers in this simple model of community cohesion - these talented young minds are committed to delivering an event to be

These amazing young people not only successfully presented a business case and won a local authority grant for creative arts, they are creating and project managing a whole event from scratch.

A Friday afternoon moment of recognition (and pride) for Joseph Horrocks Chloe Gorrod Alex Lane and all the fabulous supporting team with #BetweenEarthandVoice

#LALY25 An outstanding person and a game changing silk, making a difference to so many vulnerable asylum seekers' lives @lalyawards.bsky.social #stephanieharrisonKC @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social @communicourt.bsky.social

A fantastic celebration of our amazing Legal Aid Lawyers! Congratulations to you all! 🥳 @lalyawards.bsky.social @communicourt.bsky.social #LALY25

#LALY25 @lalyawards.bsky.social amazing people receiving much deserved recognition! 👏👏 @communicourt.bsky.social

A fantastic day with amazing people bringing the #Power2Play report to our seat of Government in the UK #10DowningStreet @alliance4children.bsky.social Early interventions to change the lives of future generations #DrVikiVeale #DrMineConkbayir #PaulWright #DrAmandaNorman #Miindfulness #Communicourt

A square image, split in half. Left side: Dark blue background, featuring the London Legal Walk logo in yellow and white. Below, text reads "Join me on Tuesday 17t June. Paving the way for equal access to justice." Right side: An image from a previous London Legal Walk in central London. Walkers can be seen near a red double decker, in front of tall buildings. Behind the walkers is an inflatable yellow and white archway for the London Legal Walk.

Delighted to be joining the #LondonLegalWalk2025 tomorrow, to help raise money for free legal advice charities. Donate here: londonlegalsupporttrust.org.uk/donate-today/. Pick the brains of @communicourtchris.bsky.social and Sue Mahay about the role of intermediaries in #AccessToJustice en route!

Off to London #Guildhall to the #OneVoiceSummit with #Fatimawhitbread @communicourt.bsky.social #YoungPeopleinCare #AccesstoJustice #CareLeavers #StGeorgesDay

Off to London #Guildhall to the #OneVoiceSummit with #Fatimawhitbread @communicourt.bsky.social #YoungPeopleinCare #AccesstoJustice #CareLeavers #StGeorgesDay

Read an in depth analysis of the Court of Appeal recent judgement on the use of Intermediaries #Intermediary #FamilyLaw #CourtofAppeal @communicourt.bsky.social

The Court of Appeal have handed down judgment in the case of Re M (A Child: Intermediaries) [2025] EWCA Civ 440, which clarifies that the test for the instruction of intermediaries in family proceedings is a simple test of necessity.
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An appeal judgment has just landed in our inboxes on the correct approach to the use of intermediaries in care proceedings: Re M (A Child: Intermediaries) [2025] EWCA Civ 440. We wrote a post a couple of weeks ago when we became aware that this appeal... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29504

Necessity is the mother of intermediaries Judgment was handed down this morning in Re M (A Child: Intermediaries) [2025] EWCA Civ 440. I had a small non-speaking part (for the FLBA). The judgment is a delightfully streamlined read and brin…

Necessity is the mother of intermediaries www.pinktape.co.uk/cases/necess... An interesting and informed perspective by Lucy Reed KC @familoo.pinktape.co.uk #PINKTAPE

Back to Their Futures Summit @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social Thank you #Ashleyjbaptiste An inspiration to us all! #KatieRazzall was a superb facilitator. Thank you to @lisaharker.bsky.social and all the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory team, the guest speaker panel and the breakout presentation teams.

Back to Their Futures Summit @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social Thank you #Ashleyjbaptiste An inspiration to us all! #KatieRazzall was a superb facilitator. Thank you to @lisaharker.bsky.social and all the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory team, the guest speaker panel and the breakout presentation teams.

Today we're in Birmingham for our 'Back To Their Futures Summit: Transforming Care for children subject to deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders'.

What do children on DoL orders need?

These principles of care were created alongside a team of experts: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/pri...

Shorter family court hearings 'encouraging', says minister - BBC News The MoJ says a pilot scheme in some courts has reduced the average duration of cases from 29 weeks to 18.

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It's great to see that the first evaluation of the private law pathfinder programme has been published:

This article from the BBC explains the outcomes of the pilot scheme: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We've been so pleased to see people sharing the new toolkit for judges writing to children, which was published last month by the President of the Family Division.

In this short clip, a young person explains what a letter from a judge would have meant to them.

www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and...