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Remote observation of court hearings – new rules

Remote observation of court hearings – new rules

by Lucy R | Jun 27, 2022 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

UPDATE 24 JULY: This post has been amended to further clarify the position in the Court of Protection. From today, Tuesday 28 June 2022, courts will have new powers to allow journalists and members of the public to observe hearings remotely. While many judges will now...
The unintended consequences of law – a postscript

The unintended consequences of law – a postscript

by Lucy R | Jun 21, 2022 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch

Not long ago I wrote a tiresomely long post about what I will call the transparency in financial remedy (FR) cases, a topic about which there has been much recent debate (see Very Much Ancillary). Others may quibble about the use of the term ‘transparency’ but to me...
Another Financial Remedy case where anonymity was refused

Another Financial Remedy case where anonymity was refused

by Lucy R | Jun 20, 2022 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

The recent judgment in the case of Gallagher v Gallagher (No.1) (Reporting Restrictions) [2022] EWFC 52 is a sequel to the previously anonymised case of XZ v YZ [2022] EWFC 49. As the title suggests, having made an interim anonymity order, Mr Justice Mostyn decided in...
Very much ancillary

Very much ancillary

by Lucy R | May 31, 2022 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

A lot has been written of late about the privacy (or otherwise) of family money cases, and all of it by men with big brains and a lot of words. As someone who hasn’t conducted a money case for some years (not great with numbers, me), I would not dare to offer any view...
The anonymisation wars – who is right about privacy in financial remedy cases?

The anonymisation wars – who is right about privacy in financial remedy cases?

by Lucy R | May 2, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

This post isn’t going to try and answer the question we’ve posed in the title (sorry) – but it is intended to try and briefly summarise some of what has been happening lately around the topic of family court transparency in financial remedies cases,...
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