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Enforcement of Family Financial Orders: Iqbal is the perfect example of why reform is needed.
This is a post by Zoe Saunders, barrister at St John's Chambers about the case of Iqbal v Iqbal [2017] EWCA Civ 19 (25 January 2017). Enforcement of family law orders in financial cases is not a straightforward process. There are relatively few family specific...
Correction request re inaccurate headlines : Mother who let her two boys sleep in her bed has them taken away by judge
We recently flagged inaccuracy in the reporting of a care case by the Telegraph, where children were permanently removed from the care of their family, apparently because of the mother's insistence on co-sleeping. The case wasn't really about co-sleeping at all...
Open Response from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA)
Below is the text of an email response received today from the PSA, to our Open Letter of 10th February 2017. We have underlined the key paragraphs of the PSA response for easy reference. The history of why we wrote to the PSA in the first place is here. You will see...
Brewster : “Shifting (or not) the Supreme Court’s view on marriage”
The judgment : In the Matter of an Application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2017] UKSC 8 The history It’s impossible not to feel sympathy for Denise Brewster’s shattering transition from celebrating her engagement to mourning her...
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...
Mrs Millstone…?
The press has been full with news stories about the case of Mr and Mrs Mills, and although no judgment has yet been published, further details have emerged as the week has worn on. And there is plenty of opinion out there too as to what this case means for, or...
Mrs Norman – the wife who lost her “cloak of anonymity”
We wrote in January about a case reported as a wife losing her fight to keep divorce hearings secret. The wife in question was Mrs Norman. You can read our original post here. At the time the judgment explaining the Court of Appeal's reasons had not been delivered,...
Open letter to the Professional Standards Agency
Below is the text of an open letter we have sent today to the Professional Srandards Authority, who "help to protect the public through our work with organisations that register and regulate people working in health and social care...". OPEN LETTER TO THE PROFESSIONAL...
Reporting the Family Courts – Are we doing it justice?
A collaborative discussion between those working in and reporting on the family justice system On 5 April, The Transparency Project are hosting an event to coincide with the publication of our Media Guide for journalists, aims to promote cross-silo discussion about...
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 Local...