by Julie Doughty | Feb 11, 2022 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Trends
We have noticed assumptions that family courts are familar with the terms ‘gaslighting’ and ‘being gaslit’, but is the meaning widely known and understood? A straw poll suggests not. This post will look at the origins of the concept, and its...
by Julie Doughty | Feb 5, 2022 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This judgment, Re R-E (Contact: Support from local authorities in Wales) [2021] EWFC B95 from Pontypridd Family Court, published on BAILII a few days ago, has a number of unusual features. One is the outcome, that direct contact was found not to be in the...
by Julie Doughty | Dec 21, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch
On 24 November, the BBC broadcast the story above. The Court of Protection (CoP) judgment, PH & Anor v Brighton And Hove City Council [2021] EWCOP 63, has now been published on BAILII. The full name of the case is: PH and RH v (1) Brighton and Hove City Council...
by Julie Doughty | Oct 31, 2021 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
On Monday 25 October, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a programme in its ‘Analysis’ series about Parental Alienation. The programme is repeated today Sunday 31 October at 9.30 p.m. and is also available as a podcast. The presenter of the programme is journalist,...
by Julie Doughty | Oct 8, 2021 | FCReportingWatch
In March 2020, we wrote about the extraordinary family court proceedings involving the two children of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai and his sixth wife, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein. One of the most interesting aspects was that the Sheikh did not...
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