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Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: July 2026
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The Law Society Gazette...
‘I want the children to have a relationship with their father but he scares me’
During the Covid lockdown in 2020, a father of three young children experienced a mental health breakdown that led to the police being called and his being sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 and hospitalised for two weeks. He’d separated from his wife a few...
The parent trap: the legal conundrum of surrogacy
This is a guest post by Salomé Ashenden. Salomé holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) from BPP University and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London. She has experience working as a paralegal and supporting litigants in person, and is due to...
Who is listening to child victims of sexual abuse in private law proceedings?
A new report on research undertaken by Jaime Lindsey (Associate Professor in Medical Law, Oriel College, Oxford) and Joanna Harwood (Lecturer, Essex University Law School) makes a number of recommendations regarding private family law proceedings in England and Wales...
Finding a journalist to attend your family court hearing – update
The new scheme of matching requests for a reporter and journalists who are interested in family court reporting is now up and running - Courting Coverage with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. We wrote about this initiative earlier this month. If you have an...
An observation of a domestic abuse fact finding hearing – a worrying vignette
A much delayed legal blogpost – an explanation In October 2024 I visited the Central Family Court in London. My objective was to observe a hearing before the magistrates. At the time, the Reporting Pilot was in operation and there had been almost no reporting of...
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