§ 41. Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Attorney-General how many of the defended cases specially fixed for hearing in the Family Division of the High Court of Justice at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand were determined in each of the six weeks up to 22nd July; how many such cases were not heard and determined in those periods; and how many have been re-fixed for hearing in November and December next.
§ The Attorney-GeneralOne hundred and fifty-eight defended divorce causes were given fixed dates for hearing in the period in question. One hundred and forty-four of these cases were heard, at an average rate of 24 a week. Of the 14 cases not heard, three have already been re-fixed for hearing later, one in October and two in November and December.
§ 42. Mr Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Attorney-General what was the average number of full-time High Court judges sitting each day in the Family Division of the High Court of Justice at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand in the six weeks ended 22nd July; and on how many days or parts of days in the same periods three such judges were switched to sitting as a Divisional Court.
§ The Attorney-GeneralAn average of seven High Court judges of the Family Division sat at the Royal Courts of Justice each day during the period referred to. Three judges of the Division sat in the Divisional Court for 16 days.