by Lucy R | Jan 24, 2020 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
This week saw the publication of a judgment by Ms Justice Russell, dealing with an appeal from His Honour Judge Tolson (JH v MF [2020] EWHC 86 (Fam)). It concerned serious problems with how the judge had handled allegations of rape and domestic abuse, in...
by Guest Post | Jan 23, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
This is a guest post by Alexandra Wilson, barrister at 5 St Andrews Hill Chambers. Warning: Please note that quotations from this judgment contain some descriptions of sexual assault and rape. This case, JH v MF [2020] EWHC 86 (Fam) was an appeal from the Central...
by reporting watch team | Jan 19, 2020 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a first post by Alexandra Wilson. Alexandra is a barrister specialising in Family and Criminal law at 5 St Andrew’s Hill. She tweets as @EssexBarrister. A recent podcast on BBC sounds by ‘File on 4’ focused on separated siblings in the care system. One...
by Guest Post | Jan 17, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a first post by Jack Harrison. Jack is a practising barrister at 18 St. John Street in Manchester and specialises in child law. He tweets as @JackHarrison. Broadcasters have tremendous power when it comes to influencing public perceptions of the justice...
by reporting watch team | Jan 17, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This week has seen news that the Crown Court is to begin to live stream sentencing remarks. Hot on the heels of that announcement came reports that the Court of Appeal will soon begin to live stream appeals in some family cases. There has been quite a lot of coverage...
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