Court of Appeal orders early neutral evaluation despite party objection – Family Law

Posted October 22nd, 2019 in case management, civil procedure rules, consent, dispute resolution, news by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has held that the court has power to order an early neutral evaluation (ENE) by a judge even where one or more parties do not consent to that course. There was no reason to imply into the relevant rule giving the court power to order ENE any limitation based on the parties’ consent: Lomax v Lomax [2019] EWCA Civ 1467.’

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Family Law, 21st October 2019

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk