by Lucy Reed | Dec 28, 2025 | Project, Transparency News
On 1 January 2026. our founder and chair, Lucy Reed KC, will commence her two year term as Vice Chair of the Family Law Bar Association. Consequently, Lucy will be stepping back from her role as chair of The Transparency Project. Fellow founding member and trustee, Dr...
by Lucy Reed | Apr 19, 2025 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
A significant judgment about transparency was handed down by the Supreme Court this week – Abbasi and another v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2025] UKSC 15. The case of Abbasi has been very long running, as has the case of Haastrup that has...
by Lucy Reed | Apr 10, 2025 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Open Reporting, Transparency News
This is a guest post by Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division. On 2 April 2025 Harris J handed down her reserved judgment in M v F and C [2025] EWHC 801 (Fam). The case had first come to public attention when the hearing on 20 February 2025 was...
by Lucy Reed | Aug 31, 2024 | Transparency News
The Transparency Project is an educational charity1. Our objectives are To advance the education of the public in the subject of family law and its administration, including the family justice system in England and Wales and the work of the family courts, in...
by Lucy Reed | Mar 16, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Last year, we wrote a post about non-notification of fathers about family court applications where there was a history of violence or abuse, in particular where a child had been conceived of rape (See : When should I apply for permission not to notify a father about a...
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