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Just how open is an open meeting of the Family Justice Council?

Just how open is an open meeting of the Family Justice Council?

by reporting watch team | Jul 28, 2024 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

On 22 July 2024 the Family Justice Council held its annual open meeting. We attended to see what we could see. In order to attend we had to apply in advance by a stated deadline. Questions were permitted but had to be asked in advance, by completing a web form, which...
London judge makes post-adoption contact order

London judge makes post-adoption contact order

by Julie Doughty | Jul 27, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

We’ve come across what we think is the first ever judgment published on TNA/BAILII where a post-adoption contact order under section 51A of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 has been made. However, this order makes rather a fleeting appearance in the very long and...
Can you trust the information in popular petitions?

Can you trust the information in popular petitions?

by reporting watch team | Jul 13, 2024 | FCReportingWatch

They may look persuasive, and present the arguments for their proposed action in a punchy and compelling manner, even backed up by research or statistics. But who is fact checking these petitions? Do you check the claims before you sign? Alarmingly, as a result of a...
More Family Court judgments to be published online

More Family Court judgments to be published online

by reporting watch team | Jul 9, 2024 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

New guidance (you can find it here – scroll down to the ninth item on the list) has been issued to family courts by the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, on how judgments by judges and magistrates should be safely anonymised and published on The...
Legal blogging from the magistrates – ‘live with’ and ‘spend time with’ orders

Legal blogging from the magistrates – ‘live with’ and ‘spend time with’ orders

by Julie Doughty | Jul 4, 2024 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot

I’m taking up this report from Lucy’s of 5 May. This is our first successful legal blogging from a hearing before magistrates in the family court – which the mainstream media appear to be ignoring. Magistrates hear the less complicated cases which are unlikely to...
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