Geraldine Morris

Head of Family Practical Guidance at LexisNexis UK. Family Law Awards judge. Also tweeting for @LexisUK_Family. @geraldinemorris.bsky.social

[LexisUK Family @LexisUK_Family]

Our stand is set up and we are ready to go! Looking forward to seeing everyone at #ResConf25 today #FamilyLaw #LegalAI

[LexisUK Family @LexisUK_Family]

At the Resolution National Conference in Birmingham this week, our professional support lawyers Claire Sanders @clairesanders09 and Kirstie Gibson @KirstieGibson6 will be on the stand ready to discuss how our #LegalAI helps #FamilyLaw practitioners #ResConf25 #LegalTech

[FamilyLawHour @FamilyLawHour]

Join us tonight for #FamilyLawHour at 8pm. We will be hosted by Kelly Pougher from @Pougher_Round who will lead us in a discussion about the importance of understanding Autism in family law. How can we make adjustments that will make a meaningful difference for our clients?

[FamilyLawHour @FamilyLawHour]

Tomorrow evening is a #FamilyLawHour dedicated to a discussion about ensuring wellbeing in the legal community. We are hosted by @elizrimmer, CEO at @LawCareLtd. We look forward to hearing from you tomorrow at 8pm.

[FamilyLawHour @FamilyLawHour]

Join us tonight for a #FamilyLawHour focused on children's mental health in family law. We'll have @MartinJDowns hosting who will be challenging us to consider how the legal system can be improved to better support these most important passengers on the journey. Join us at 8pm

[Kirstie Gibson @KirstieGibson6]

My Blog post on hosting the June #FamilyLawHour: New provisions on non-court dispute resolution and amendments to FPR 2010, Pt 3 https://t.co/zspYUo1izf

[FamilyLawHour @FamilyLawHour]

We are thrilled to have @MartinJDowns, Equality & Human Rights barrister, join us next week for #FamilyLawHour when he will lead a discussion on children's mental health in family law proceedings. See you on Tuesday 2nd July at 8pm.

[FamilyLawHour @FamilyLawHour]

Next month, Equality & Human Rights barrister @MartinJDowns will be the guest host to help explore the issue of children’s mental health in family law - a topic that @FamilyJusticeQ1 will be covering in its latest mtg. We hope to see you on Tuesday 2nd July at 8pm #familylawhour

[Kirstie Gibson @KirstieGibson6]

@FamilyLawHour @LexisUK_Family @nadiatawfik @jwfamilylaw @seethrujustice @ClareWPSL @amy_beddis @DgeEvans @OnionBarge1 @jimfitchca @gifford_head @TrisHarveyQEB @pankp007 @hjbrander Thank you for having me, thanks to the great team @FamilyLawHour and thank you to everyone who joined in the discussion! #FamilyLawHour

[FamilyLawHour @FamilyLawHour]

Thank you to @KirstieGibson6 from
@LexisUK_Family and to @nadiatawfik, @jwfamilylaw, @KirstieGibson6, @seethrujustice, @ClareWPSL @amy_beddis, @DgeEvans, @OnionBarge1, @jimfitchca, @gifford_head, @TrisHarveyQEB, @pankp007, @hjbrander

[Jacob Gifford Head @gifford_head]

@jwfamilylaw @FamilyLawHour @hjbrander @jimfitchca @KirstieGibson6 I think the big difficulty is that some forms of NCDR / ADR require a fundamentally different approach to being a lawyer (or judge, for that matter) and so we can’t assume that people can successfully transfer across.

[transparency project @seethrujustice]

@gifford_head @FamilyLawHour Mediators will only mediate in family law when it is ethical and there’s no imbalance of power so in family cases it’s not about being sued

[Kirstie Gibson @KirstieGibson6]

@FamilyLawHour Is Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil going to be the direction of travel for family proceedings? Knowles J said it was unwise to think that decision is of limited relevance to family proceedings.

[transparency project @seethrujustice]

@KirstieGibson6 @jwfamilylaw @FamilyLawHour The very long space in the form to explain your views on NCDR invites a detailed explanation of the substantive claim doesn’t it?

[FamilyLawHour @FamilyLawHour]

POLL: Do you think the new NCDR provisions will lead to an uptake in cases settling outside of court and lessen the burden on the family courts?

#familylaw

[Julie Watts @jwfamilylaw]

@ClareWPSL @KirstieGibson6 @FamilyLawHour Hi Clare all on for that but not sure how it would actually work on a case by case basis and not sure that my practising solicitor peers would be too keen?

[FamilyLawHour @FamilyLawHour]

Q4: Is mandation of NCDR the next logical step if these measures fail to have sufficient impact, despite the outcome of the recent MoJ consultation?

#familylawhour

[Gareth Evans @DgeEvans]

@jwfamilylaw @seethrujustice @FamilyLawHour @gifford_head Got to be for case management surely? A chance for the judge to admonish the parties, encourage ADR and (in some cases) extract an agreement to mediate?

[Jacob Gifford Head @gifford_head]

@DgeEvans @ClareWPSL @TrisHarveyQEB @FamilyLawHour I’ll believe it when I see it. People have been saying the same in civil for years and a costs order being affected by a refusal to engage in ADR (as it is still there) are still so rare that they still hit the headlines. In 99% of cases the FM5s will just be dead wood!