07 August 2020
Family Care Centre Review Lists
Review
lists for the FCC Siting in Belfast and Derry for week commencing 24th
August 2020 may be viewed below:
The
family judge for each Family Care Centre has identified the cases which are to
be reviewed, and requires solicitors to lodge the requisite form for each case
by the return date given below.
Forms must also be completed setting out
the reasons where the parties seek an adjournment. Representatives should
identify their cases from the attached list, contact opposition representatives
and collaboratively complete and lodge Form FCI1 by email to the relevant court office by
14th August 2020.
It is essential that the forms are
completed as comprehensively as possible to narrow the issues to be determined
by the judge. It would assist the office staff and the judges if electronic
copies of any documents relied upon or referred to in the FCI1 form were
attached to it on submission. The subject line of your email must state ‘FCC
Review’.
During
week commencing 24th August 2020, the judge will review the forms received,
together with any relevant documents lodged. Where the judge determines a
review hearing is required the parties will be notified of the arrangements.
Orders / Directions will be available via ICOS as normal. Judges will
continue to hear:
urgent matters;
those where the parties have agreed a way forward;
those where the legal representative or a party to the
proceedings has requested a review / hearing and the judge considers it
appropriate;
where the representatives have lodged forms clearly
setting out the circumstances, as per the Lord Chief Justice’s earlier
guidance.
Any
queries regarding the administrative reviews should be directed to the relevant
court office.