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Is it appropriate to admit covert recordings of professionals or others within family proceedings?

by reporting watch team | Nov 11, 2016 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Project

Earlier in 2016, The Transparency Project, along with the Association of Lawyers for Children and others, were invited by His Honour Judge Bellamy (Designated Family Judge for Leicester) to make written submissions to the Family Court regarding the question of covert...

A “Gay parents row” – OR who can adopt and when?

by reporting watch team | Nov 7, 2016 | Explanation, FCReportingWatch

There has been coverage in The Times and The Telegraph this week about a husband and wife who wish to adopt their foster children but have been told they can’t, because of their views about gay adoption. We thought it would be useful to give a brief explanation...

High Court appeals to be heard in open court?

by reporting watch team | Oct 30, 2016 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

The press reported this week that an appeal involving Essex County Council was the first to be routed through the High Court, under new rules that have diverted some appeals from the Court of Appeal to High Court judges as a result of the Court of Appeal having an...

Family Court Reporting Watch: Weekly Round Up

by reporting watch team | Oct 29, 2016 | FCReportingWatch

• Correcting, clarifying and commenting on media reports of family court cases • Explaining and commenting on published Judgments of family cases • Highlighting other transparency news   MEDIA REPORTS OF FAMILY COURTS CASES   The Sun followed the Mirror in...

Ellie Butler case debated in House of Lords

by reporting watch team | Oct 26, 2016 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

The Children And Social Work Bill is going through Parliament at present. It has been controversial due to parts which some have said would allow social services to be privatised and which could remove current safeguards. This post is about another aspect of the Bill,...
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