This webinar will consider family court closures internationally across six jurisdictions in the response to Covid-19 and how each is providing access to justice.
23 April 2020 – 2-3pm UK time
We will discuss the current situation regarding the global access to family justice during the extraordinary times we live in.
This webinar will consider family court closures internationally across six jurisdictions in the response to Covid-19 and how each is providing access to justice.
It will consider issues such as:
- When the lockdown has come into effect across different jurisdictions, in particular regarding access to courts and education
- The current level of access to family courts at first instance and at appeal level
- How technology and remote access is being facilitated in different jurisdictions
- Patterns of court closure in holiday periods and how urgent cases are being managed
Speakers:
- Sarah Lucy Cooper – England & Wales
- Wong Kai Yun – Singapore
- David Truex – Australia
- Diana Carrillo – Spain
- Patricia Williams – Argentina
- Natalia Ołowska-Czajka – Poland
- Fernanda Machado Moreira – Brazil
Others speakers to be confirmed.
