by Polly Morgan | Jan 28, 2025 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Here at The Transparency Project, we sometimes receive press releases from law firms. It’s common for barristers’ chambers and law firms to promote their involvement in different cases, and sometimes on the unpopular side of those cases. It’s absolutely crucial to the...
by Polly Morgan | Feb 6, 2024 | Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Between August 2022 and June 2023, I observed, online, a number of hearings in a single case heard by His Honour Judge Shelton who is a judge in the family court in Leeds. The case was about the amount of money that the father/ex husband (James) should pay towards his...
by Polly Morgan | May 18, 2022 | FCReportingWatch
In the summer of 2021, Jade Ward was killed by her estranged husband Russell Marsh at their family home. He is now serving a life sentence for her murder. She leaves behind four little boys who are now being raised by her mother and other family members. This is not...
by Polly Morgan | Aug 17, 2021 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Her Honour Judge Vincent is known for publishing her judgments. Whether they relate to children disputes, child protection and care proceedings or – as here in JB v MB [2020] EWFC B69 – financial provision on divorce, they are always clearly written and easy to...
by Polly Morgan | Jul 1, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This post provides an update to Polly Morgan’s ‘State of the Union’ post, which outlined the Villiers’ case when it was first heard. We suggest you read that original post first, because the facts and the legal concepts are explained more fully...
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