Qualified Legal Representative
Qualified Legal Representatives in Financial Remedy Proceedings
The recent decision in AXA v BYB (QLR Financial Remedies) [2023] EWFC 251 (B) is the first time in which a qualified legal representative was appointed and used in a financial remedies final hearing at the Central Family Court.
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Re Z (Prohibition on Cross-examination: No QLR) [2024] EWFC 229 February 2024
Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division. Judgment considering the approach that a judge or magistrate sitting in the Family Court should adopt when the court has directed that a Qualified Legal Representative (QLR) should be appointed for a party in circumstances where no QLR was available.
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Why Become a QLR?
The Family Court has been long overdue for its equivalent of section 38 advocates in criminal proceedings. Essentially, an independent advocate to undertake cross-examination on behalf of a party in circumstances where the court has determined it is not appropriate for that party to cross-examine the witness themselves.
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!22/01/2024 19:01
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AXA v BYB (QLR: Financial Remedies) [2023] EWFC 251 (B)18 December 2023
Recorder Rhys Taylor. First example of a Qualified Legal Representative (QLR) being used in a financial remedy proceedings.
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