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Too Middle Class to be a Good Mum?
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. The klaxon in The Transparency Project bat cave has been set to silent these past few weeks, given the strident frequency with which it had been blaring out. However, requests from concerned readers are still getting...
Grandmother, 53, who refused to help social workers find her three-year-old grandchild is held in prison for two days after council bosses said she was in contempt of court
We said we’d re-visit this February 2017 article from the Daily Mail once we had sight of Peter Jackson J’s judgment of his decision not to commit* grandmother Alison Moutiq. *send to prison https://twitter.com/BAILII/status/849278783064383488 In short : the Mail...
Christopher Booker is puzzled
Christopher Booker is "puzzled" by our "child protection" system, and in particular some things about the Samantha Baldwin case (see : Why are the police so happy to "hunt" innocent parents? in today's Sunday Telegraph, not yet appearing in the online version - we...
Good Work Mr Work – but is it GENIUS Work? Nope.
The case of Work v Gray has been in the news this week, as the Court of Appeal dealt with Mr Work's attempt to overturn a decision that his wife should get a half share of their fortune. We wrote about it in January here :...
Re W : a most difficult and concerning case of its type
Re W is a very long judgment. Re W (A Child) [2017] EWHC 829 (Fam) (06 March 2017) This post is but an outline of it and does not cover the details in full. It is heartbreaking to read, and will have been heartbreaking for W's parents to hear when delivered last...
‘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 ...