by Guest Post | Jul 31, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
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...
by Julie Doughty | Jul 30, 2026 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
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...
by reporting watch team | Jul 24, 2026 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
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...
by Lucy R | Jul 19, 2026 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Open Reporting
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...
by reporting watch team | Jul 17, 2026 | Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch
New family court rules spark hope that the ‘days of bogus experts are over’: Changes coming into effect this month will keep unregulated experts out of courts in all but exceptional cases is the headline from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) on 10...
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