by Julie Doughty | Apr 22, 2021 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This newly published judgment, Re P (Discharge of Party) [2021] EWCA Civ 512 is interesting because ‘It appears that this is the first case in which a special advocate has been instructed in the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal’ [para 5]. A special advocate is a...
by Julie Doughty | Apr 13, 2021 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
‘Yes’, according to new research from the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO). The purpose and effectiveness of this type of court order is currently being considered by one of the innumerable sub-groups of the Public Law Working Group. Now, the...
by Julie Doughty | Jan 10, 2021 | FCReportingWatch, Trends
As was noted in the ‘Harm report’ published in June last year and the Family Justice Council forum that was held on 14 December, there is mounting concern about the way family courts deal with allegations of domestic abuse that arise in some contact disputes. Starting...
by Julie Doughty | Nov 22, 2020 | Cases, FCReportingWatch
Can an English family court order the unlawful detention of a Welsh child? This is a surprising question currently before the Supreme Court in a case called Re T. The order I’m referring to was one made in the High Court of England and Wales so my question is...
by Julie Doughty | Aug 9, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Three children had been living with their grandmother under interim care orders since September 2019, pending a fact-finding hearing listed for November 2020. The reason for the care orders was that one of the children had suffered a fracture, and their mother was one...
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