No more paper in family High Court
The High Court family law list now has a new Sharefile document-sharing system.
A guidance note on the system, which will start on 1 June, has been published on courts.ie.
The guidance applies to cases issued pursuant to Order 70, 70A, 70B and 71 of the Rules of the Superior Courts 1986 (as amended).
Leading family law practitioner Keith Walsh SC (small picture) commented: “This new Sharefile system is a real step forward on the road to removing much of the paper from family law cases in the High Court and has the potential to both speed up family law cases and make it easier to present documentation to the court.”
Cases in the Family High Court generally involve assets of over €3 million and include matters such as judicial separation, divorce, cohabitation, and adoption.
Transformation
“It is hoped that if this system works in the High Court that the Courts Service may then roll it out to the Circuit Family Courts which are already undergoing digital transformation with the new Courts Portal for family law,” Keith Walsh SC added.
The Sharefile system in the High Court does not currently include Circuit Court appeals, he said
More information is available online.