by Lucy R | Aug 19, 2020 | Comment, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Trends
As the summer has worn on, clouds have been gathering. In exchanges with other Transparency Project team members, I’ve been threatening to write a rather sullen blog post about transparency for a few weeks, and have finally been gathering my thoughts on the bow of our...
by Lucy R | Aug 9, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Gibbs v Gibbs (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 2134 is a rather extraordinary judgment. You’ll notice the names are incorporated in the description of the case – that is for two reasons. Firstly, the judgment relates to a committal hearing, which are always held in public...
by Lucy R | Jun 4, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Project, Transparency News
We are super pleased to be able to tell you that we have won a £1,000 Movement for Good award, thanks to nominations from you guys! If you will excuse the pun, this is grand news! The project is one of 500 winners in specialist insurer Ecclesiastical’s Movement...
by Lucy R | May 29, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Trends
In recent weeks, the House of Commons select committee on justice has been assured by members of the government, judiciary and court service that open justice continues, despite changes to the nature of physical hearings, and increased use of technology for many types...
by Lucy R | May 20, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
We wrote about this case last week. We said ‘watch this space’ : To name or not to name – that is the question Now, we bring you part two… The judge has changed his mind after the intervention of two journalists : our own Louise Tickle and...
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