S3 Episode 5: The New Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Senior Judicial Registrar Anna Parker and Foley’s Barrister Simon Fuller discuss the changes that have taken effect as a result of the amalgamation of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia into the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

They discuss the new court’s case management pathway, increased emphasis on alternative dispute resolution, changes in expert reports relating to children, contraventions, and new litigant and practitioner obligations.