Brief Outline: (Half Day Event)

• This pack is intended for use with family panel magistrates who have already attended the one-day event.
• The magistrates will get maximum benefit from the training if completed in groups of no more than 30.
• It is essential that magistrates have the assistance of a number of tutors especially during the Jessop case study.
• The event is not intended to teach magistrates to be experts but rather to equip them, when properly advised, to deal with Convention points in the Family Court.
• lA case study from the legal adviser's training pack, Jessop, suitably amended, has been used. Be sure to make yourself aware of the amendments before the event.

Topics covered:

Aim:
To enable magistrates to apply the Human Rights Act and the Convention to their work in the family proceedings court.

Objectives:
By the end of the event participants will have:

• Reinforced their knowledge and understanding of key issues/principles of the Act and Convention (as per the pre-course pack and tape)
• Developed knowledge of key principles and their impact on the work of the family proceedings court with particular regard to:
  • the application of Article 8, with respect to the making of orders in both public and private law proceedings
  • the principle of horizontality in private law proceedings
  • the application of Article 6 in family proceedings, specifically in relation to disclosure, evidence, hearings without notice and equality of arms.
• Developed the ability to confidently apply the Human Rights Act in family proceedings through a structured approach when:
  • making decisions
  • working with the clerk
  • preparing and giving reasons
  • formulating and making pronounceme