by David Burrows | Dec 31, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
Open justice for a child in criminal proceedings What legal principles connect publicity for the 17 year-old Charlie Pearce (born 3 July 2000), a double rapist and attempt murderer (R v Pearce (Press Restrictions) Haddon-Cave J (7 December 2017)) and privacy for a...
by David Burrows | Aug 29, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Transparency News
Freedom of expression: are children’s interests ‘paramount’? In her update on transparency on the Transparency Project blog ‘Lucy R’ raised what has been said by Sir James Munby P: that ‘the interests of the child are NOT paramount on questions of...
by David Burrows | Aug 14, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Trends
‘Open justice’ in family proceedings As a High Court judge (Mostyn J) has commented (in Appleton & Anor v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2015] EWHC 2689 (Fam), [2016] 2 FLR 1) rights to open justice in family proceedings are a mess; though – sad to...
by David Burrows | Jan 24, 2017 | Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch
On 21 January 2017 Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, published his 16th View from the President’s Chambers ‘Children and vulnerable witnesses – where are we?. This was accompanied by a report from Cobb J (dated 18 November 2016). This report includes...
by David Burrows | Aug 14, 2015 | Comment, Transparency News
Consultation on draft amendment rules From at least last summer, the people who run the family courts have been concerned about the roles of children’s evidence and views in family proceedings; and the participation in proceedings of ‘vulnerable’ individuals (see...
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