Family law courts - Silence fuels ‘shambolic’ system

OUR family law courts remain a mystery to everyone except those who work in them or those who need its protection or adjudication.

Dr Carol Coulter, who is stepping down after a year- long pilot project aimed at opening up the secret workings of the courts to the public, has described the system as “shambolic”.

She reported that the courts are “overwhelmed” by work and stymied by a tremendous shortage of the resources needed to do their job.