Intermediaries in the Family Courts

Course facilitators Nicola Lewis & Amy Harrison will consider:

• The key differences for intermediaries when you move from working in the criminal courts to the family courts
• A step by step review of the entire intermediary process from referral to the end of your intermediary work: assessment, report writing, interim hearings, ‘special measures,’ memory refresh practicalities, the hearing itself and what may happen after the hearing. 
• Family law basics: what you need to understand to be able to support your vulnerable person and the Family Procedure Rules and Directions governing intermediaries and special measures.