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‘Parental alienation experts’

by Julie Doughty | Aug 4, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

There’s been a lot in the media recently about individual people who are appointed in the family courts to give a professional opinion on relationships where there’s suspected alienation by mothers. This process happens by way of agreeing and commissioning...

Defamation and domestic abuse – an update

by Julie Doughty | Jul 6, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

The judgment in Lee v Brown [2022] 1699 EWHC (QB) has now been published on TNA.  We wrote about the case after I attended one day of a hearing on 20 June.  This update isn’t going to go into detail on defamation law but will, I hope, explain further why I...
Domestic abuse and defamation

Domestic abuse and defamation

by Julie Doughty | Jun 22, 2022 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

This is a post about a defamation trial where one party (the claimant – C) is claiming the other party (the defendant – D) has caused his reputation serious harm by making statements that allege domestic abuse by C against D. Far removed from the recent...
Barring orders – strengthened guidance on section 91(14) to stop repeated applications

Barring orders – strengthened guidance on section 91(14) to stop repeated applications

by Julie Doughty | Jun 7, 2022 | FCReportingWatch

Parents who live under the shadow of constant threats by ex-partners of being taken back to court, with repeated applications about their children, will now get more protection from this happening.“Barring orders” is the name commonly given to orders the Family Court...
K v K – Court of Appeal give guidance on fact-finding hearings and on MIAMs

K v K – Court of Appeal give guidance on fact-finding hearings and on MIAMs

by Julie Doughty | Apr 15, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

UPDATE: 18.12.23: Analysis of developments in the case, which cast a whole new light on the facts and issues, is now published here – What happened to the Ks? UPDATE: 25.11.23: A fact finding hearing and a welfare hearing have now been held, and we’ll be...
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