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When ‘transparency’ orders create opacity

When ‘transparency’ orders create opacity

by reporting watch team | Mar 24, 2026 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

This story by the Good Law Project on 19 March – Liv Nervo: Court calls Pringle’s ‘shameful’ conduct ‘abuse’- is about a mother who wanted to publicise her family court case but then found that the decision that allowed the media into court to listen to the...
The ‘Thatcherite’ VC and the Cake Maker

The ‘Thatcherite’ VC and the Cake Maker

by reporting watch team | Mar 18, 2026 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

A family court case has hit the headlines over the past year, not so much for anything remarkable about the Family Law Act 1996 dispute in front of the judges, but because the husband (according to press reports) is friendly with prominent right wing politicians and...
New resources for litigants in person

New resources for litigants in person

by reporting watch team | Mar 9, 2026 | FCReportingWatch, Resources

Two recent publications are relevant to litigants in person (LiPs) in family courts who are conducting their own case without being represented by a lawyer. The first one is important because it is guidance that a LiP will need to follow. The second is of wider...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: February 2026

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: February 2026

by reporting watch team | Mar 3, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The big story from the family...
The repeal of the presumption of involvement of both parents

The repeal of the presumption of involvement of both parents

by reporting watch team | Feb 26, 2026 | FCReportingWatch

We last wrote on this topic in October 2025 when Parliament had announced the intention to repeal the controversial presumption when time could be found. A review of the presumption found that it contributed to a perception of a pro-contact culture, even though the...
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