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Family court matters

Practice Direction 27A

Bundles are a particular concern for family magistrates, consuming significant time in preparatory reading outside of the courtroom which must be fit around magistrates’ busy lives. Practice Direction 27A should reflect the need to keep bundles’ contents to salient materials and allow sufficient time for bundles to be read and considered properly. Cases heard by family magistrates also bring specific challenges not replicated at higher tiers, particularly the prevalence of litigants-in-person, and PD27A must provide useful guidance for all court users.

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