New research on transparency in family justice

Members of the Transparency Project have noticed that the rate at which family court judgments  are sent to BAILII, and the way in which they are reported, has been inconsistent over the past two years, despite the guidance issued by the court’s President in...

McKenzie Friends: a litigant’s guide

By Sarah Phillimore and Paul Magrath The continued reduction in legal aid means that many people going to court are finding they have no choice but to represent themselves or try to get some help from someone other than an expensive lawyer. One such resource is a...

Family law: clarity first

What about cleaning the dirty window first, asks David Burrows, of DB Family Law in response to yesterday’s post by Paul M, The Emperor’s New Clothes – or Delusions of Candour. He argues that transparency is all very well, but the law itself that needs to be clear.