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The Independent UK
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Brian Farmer

Judge moves to protect women in refuges involved in family court disputes

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A senior judge has issued guidance aimed at protecting women living in refuges who become involved in family court litigation.

Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court, offered advice to judges and lawyers after an organisation running a number of refuges warned that the addresses of alleged abuse victims could be inadvertently revealed when court orders were served.

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