by reporting watch team | Aug 14, 2024 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News, Trends
We hear a lot about ‘secret’ family courts because of reporting restrictions and family privacy, but there is more to genuine transparency than holding processes out in the open. To understand how a system is operating we need information based on reliable data across...
by reporting watch team | Aug 5, 2024 | 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 MATTERS Sanchia Berg, senior reporter with the...
by reporting watch team | Aug 1, 2024 | FCReportingWatch, Reporting Pilot, Transparency News
If we can’t navigate the system what hope for litigants in person? POST UPDATED 24 SEPTEMBER 2024 As far as we know legal bloggers at The Transparency Project are the only reporters who have tried to report on family court cases being dealt with by magistrates....
by reporting watch team | Jul 28, 2024 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
On 22 July 2024 the Family Justice Council held its annual open meeting. We attended to see what we could see. In order to attend we had to apply in advance by a stated deadline. Questions were permitted but had to be asked in advance, by completing a web form, which...
by reporting watch team | Jul 13, 2024 | FCReportingWatch
They may look persuasive, and present the arguments for their proposed action in a punchy and compelling manner, even backed up by research or statistics. But who is fact checking these petitions? Do you check the claims before you sign? Alarmingly, as a result of a...
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