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‘Gross and obvious irregularity’ by a family court judge – LL v the Lord Chancellor
An unusual case from the Court of Appeal was published on BAILII this week, LL v the Lord Chancellor [2017 EWCA Civ 237, in which a High Court judge was criticised for 'gross and obvious irregularity' in dealing with a father in a family hearing and, as a result, the...
Reporting the Family Courts – Are we doing it justice?
On 5 April we held our panel discussion asking this question. It was a really constructive debate and we would like to thank all those who took part, both the panel and audience. At the event we launched our Media Guide for journalists, which you can read or download...
Family Court Reporting Watch: Weekly Round Up
Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published Judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA REPORTS OF FAMILY COURTS CASES / FAMILY JUSTICE ISSUES...
Samantha Baldwin – another side to a very sad story
We wrote about this case whilst Samantha Baldwin and her boys were still missing. Here : Police hunt for mother who has abducted her own children – what on earth is going on? At the time, we were hampered by a lack of information and restrictions on reporting some of...
Family Court Reporting Watch: Weekly Round Up
Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published Judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA REPORTS OF FAMILY COURTS CASES / FAMILY JUSTICE ISSUES ...
Police hunt for mother who has abducted her own children – what on earth is going on?
[Update 6 April 2017: The BBC report that Samantha Baldwin and the children have been found safely. There is no further information available at present and we now expect things to go quiet in terms of information coming from the police / Family Court, at least for a...
McKenzie Pets
Legal Support Animals to be aloud in court In a new initiative proposed by two junior researchers in Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), litigants in person may soon be allowed to bring their pets into court to help them present their case. Legal...
Why family law needs reform now (or not)
MP Suella Fernandes has written a plea for wide ranging reform of family law in The Times (paywall) : Why family law needs reform now She asks for reform of the law in terms of child arrangements when parents separate, asking for better enforcement, a 3...
Family Court Reporting Watch: Weekly Round Up
Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published Judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA REPORTS OF FAMILY COURTS CASES / FAMILY JUSTICE ISSUES ...
Transparency on Radio 4
Radio 4 covered the topic of transparency last week, following publication of research by Cardiff University about the impact of the 2014 guidance on publication of judgments. Both Chair Lucy Reed and Dr Doughty (one of the researchers and a member of TP) featured....