by Lucy R | Feb 3, 2023 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot
Yesterday I spent the day at Cardiff Family Court. I attended as a legal blogger, making use of the new Reporting Pilot which launched on Monday (having been unable to attend earlier in the week). I observed two hearings, and I will be able to write a bit about those...
by Lucy R | Nov 12, 2022 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
On 1 November 2022 the House of Commons Justice Committee published their report : Open Justice: court reporting in the digital age. Whilst not limited to matters relating to Family Justice, the report contains a significant section dealing specifically with Open...
by Lucy R | Sep 11, 2022 | FCReportingWatch
(Excuse the title for this post. The writer is from Bristol.) When a father who is involved in proceedings concerning his child has been found to have perpetrated domestic abuse against the other parent, the family court will generally look to assess the risk...
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...
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...
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