Law Society raises concerns at Family Court delays

The Law Society has raised serious concerns about a new system for processing Family Court cases in Auckland, saying it is placing people experiencing family violence at risk.

"It is only a matter of time before someone is injured, or worse, as a consequence of court proceedings not being dealt with, or orders not being issued," society family law section chairman Garry Collin said.

The society has been meeting with the Ministry of Justice to try and resolve issues with the new centralised system, which it says has caused backlogs and huge delays in cases involving at-risk children and domestic violence. It believes the Ministry wants to roll the system out nationwide.

Read 'Law Society broadside at Family Court chaos', Stuff, 19/8/12