"A couple who have struggled to get legal aid while fighting to stop their three-year-old son being adopted could be forgiven for thinking that they are `trapped` in a system which is `neither compassionate nor even humane`, the most senior family court judge in England and Wales has said. "
"Sir James Munby, president of the Family Division of the High Court, said the case raised human rights issues relating to people's entitlements to a fair trial and to respect for family life. "
"And he said he wanted everyone involved to bear in mind that a parent's right to `put their case` was one of the oldest principles of English law and dated back over 400 years. "
"The judge initially raised concerns about the couple's difficulties in getting legal aid in October - following a hearing in a family court in Swindon, Wiltshire."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11331495/Top-judge-says-family-courts-are-neither-compassionate-nor-even-humane.html
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