by Julie Doughty | May 9, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch
In March, we wrote about some recent cases in which Mrs Justice Lieven in the High Court had talked about the need to ‘make cases smaller’ since the relaunch of the PLO (Public Law Outline) in January 2023. One of these judgments, West Northamptonshire Council (acting...
by Julie Doughty | Apr 26, 2024 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
UPDATE 13 May 2024 – see below at end of point 1.** A few days ago, there were a number of amendments to legislation going through Parliament that tried to address widespread concerns and (if they were passed) would have had significant impact on family...
by Julie Doughty | Mar 13, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch
We’ve noticed a number of recent family court judgments where Mrs Justice Lieven in the High Court is seriously attempting to tackle some of the causes of delays in family court cases and also addressing problems created by the scarcity of publicly funded resources....
by Julie Doughty | Jan 5, 2024 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot
Attending a case under the Reporting Pilot at Cardiff court recently, two questions arose for me that might be recognised more widely in private law disputes: How does a judge manage a fair hearing where one party is represented by a barrister and the other party has...
by Julie Doughty | Aug 30, 2023 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch
The President of the Family Division has issued guidance on when a care order is the right order for the court to make although the children are to live at home with their parents. In other words, there is no imminent plan to remove the children under a care...
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