APPLICATION TO ADJOURN REMOTE HEARING REFUSED: “Some people are much better at lying than others and that will be no different whether they do so remotely or in court”

In the judgment given this morning in A Local Authority v Mother [2020] EWHC 1086 (Fam)  Mrs Justice Lieven considered the recent guidance on remote hearings and refused to adjourn an ongoing hearing.

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