Programme
ANNOUNCEMENT (31 October 2022)
The new conference date has been announced as Saturday 14 January 2023.
The conference programme can be viewed below. Updates will appear here.
The conference sessions will be live streamed from The Auditorium, via a secure online platform for registered delegates who can't join us in person.
Conference recordings will remain accessible on-demand for 3 months post-conference (until 14 April, midnight UK time) for all registered delegates, including in-person ticket holders.
A quiet room will be available for anyone wanting to work during the day.
| 08:15 - 09:15 | Registration The Auditorium, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Arrival refreshments Upper Halls 1&2, courtyard, Fitzwilliam College |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Welcome to the FLBA 2022 in 2023 Conference Conference Chair, Mr Justice Newton: Family Division Liaison Judge for South Eastern 2 |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | The Vistas Ahead The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | FLBA Annual General Meeting Including Committee Election Results Hannah Markham KC: Chair of the Family Law Bar Association |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Morning break - Upper Halls 1&2, courtyard Tea, coffee and exhibition |
| 11:45- 12:35 | Transparency Polly Morgan: senior lecturer in family law, University of East Anglia, trustee and founder member of the Transparency project and Case Editor of the Financial Remedies Journal Lucy Reed : Barrister from St John’s Chambers Bristol and Recorder, podcaster, writer, legal blogger 35 minutes talk 15 minutes questions |
| 12:35 - 13:15 | High Conflict Cases OurFamilyWizard (15 minutes) – Tara Dunne, Legal Associate for OurFamilyWizard Supporting Separated Families Alliance in Kent (20 minutes) – Nav Mirza, CEO, Dads unlimited and Mark Leeson, Partner, Brachers LLP |
| 13:15 - 14:15 | Lunch & Exhibition - Upper Halls 1&2, courtyard |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Experts Members of Mr Justice Williams Working Group on Medical Experts: HHJ Roderick Spinks (Cambridge) Professor Keith J.B. Rix MPhil, LLM, MD, FRCPsych, Hon FFFLM HHJ Melissa Barlow (Bristol) 45 minutes talk 15 minutes questions |
| 15:15- 15:45 | Afternoon break - Upper Halls 1&2, courtyard Tea, coffee and exhibition |
| 15:45- 16:30 | United We Stand Jo Delahunty KC: 4PB Michelle Heeley KC: Leader of the Midland Circuit |
| 16:30- 17:15 | Faking Digital Documents Helen Brander, Pump Court Chambers |
| 17:15- 17:30 | Conclusions and Conference End Conference Chair, Mr Justice Newton: Family Division Liaison Judge for South Eastern 2 |
| 17:30 - 19:30 | Transfers to St John's College |
| 19:30 | Welcome drinks Felix Asare Trio Dining Hall, St John's College |
| 20:00 - 22:45 | Gala Dinner Dining Hall, St John's College |
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