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Central London Branch, Families Need Fathers Litigant in Person Conference Videos May 7th, 2022

The purpose of this conference and videos is to inform, educate and bring about a societal understanding of the pressures so many fathers have when they are too poor to afford legal representation in the family courts and are unrepresented.

1st speaker, Vincent McGovern, Chair of Central London Branch (CLB) Families Need Fathers (FNF)and Host on behalf of the CLB committee. VM and John Baker (Sec/Treas CLB) were the joint organisers assisted by CLB committee and FNF HQ. Deepest thanks to cameraman extraordinaire Tom Tokkellossi of Good Men Gone Productions (Twitter: @GMGFilm) for his excellent camera work and video editing. (10 minutes)
2nd speaker, Dr John Barry, PhD, FBPsS, DHyp, CPsychol. John Barry is an internationally recognised expert of male psychology and has done research on the impact being a LIP in the family court system has on fathers. His year long study is the focus of his presentation delivered in his usual practical easy to understand style. (40 minutes)
3rd speaker, Martin Seager, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Adult Psychotherapist, past Chair of the British Psychological Society. Martins excellent and ground-breaking presentation goes to the core of what being a man is and the importance of family in his life. (40 minutes)
4th speaker, Billy McGranaghan, founder of Dadshouse, a charity dedicated to helping single fathers and their children which now runs a large foodbank for all who need, gave a very entertaining and incisive portrayal of the work his charity does and how it came about. He also has a fine singing voice! (7 minutes)
5th speaker, Kim Beatson is a partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors and head of their family section. For 24 years her firm has provided pro-bono advice to the CLB of FNF via their monthly solicitor clinic and much other help on the FNF forum. Her presentation was on the changes to Finding of Fact hearings in the family court. (25 minutes)
6th speaker, Paul O Callaghan, Fnf Chair of Trustees since early 2022, is a qualified accountant and holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management. He has numerous business director ships. His presentation was about the work FNF does, what it has done and will continue to do. He also presented Kim Beatson with a plaque of thanks for the pro-bono work her firm Anthony Gold and she in particular has done for CLB/FNF and shared parenting. (10 minutes)