by reporting watch team | Jan 29, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Open Reporting
A significant decision has been made by Mr Justice Poole in the High Court, allowing a journalist access to a number of psychological reports that were commissioned in family proceedings. Although when a Transparency Order (TO) is made under the Reporting...
by reporting watch team | Jan 21, 2026 | FCReportingWatch
We have collected some of the obituaries and public tributes to Sir James, focusing mainly on his contribution to family justice. Sir James was a proactive supporter of The Transparency Project. He passed away on 1st January. Patrick Kidd, ‘Outspoken leader of...
by reporting watch team | Jan 19, 2026 | Consultations, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch
The Covid lockdown period provided unexpected opportunities to discover the advantages and disadvantages of holding court hearings ‘remotely’ online. Currently, family courts prefer to hold hearings in person but there’s a general move toward more...
by reporting watch team | Jan 13, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
A heavily redacted judgment about a BBC application to the Family Court appeared on BAILII and The National Archives (TNA) in December (last month) although it had been delivered a year earlier. We can also see from the number – 421 – that this was allocated by TNA...
by reporting watch team | Jan 7, 2026 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
The evaluation of children and families’ experiences in the first stage of the Pathfinder Pilot was published this week by the Ministry of Justice, ‘Understanding the experience of children and families’. This research covers interviews during August – December 2024...
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