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Attending the Court of Appeal – remotely
Today I attended a Court of Appeal hearing as a member of the public. The Court of Appeal sits in public so if you're nearby in London, you can go in to see what's going on. Today's hearing was however held remotely because of the corona virus restrictions. We'd heard...
Thank you for your nominations – TP wins a thousand!
We are super pleased to be able to tell you that we have won a £1,000 Movement for Good award, thanks to nominations from you guys! If you will excuse the pun, this is grand news! The project is one of 500 winners in specialist insurer Ecclesiastical's Movement for...
Open letter from NGOs and academics on open justice in the Covid-19 emergency
In recent weeks, the House of Commons select committee on justice has been assured by members of the government, judiciary and court service that open justice continues, despite changes to the nature of physical hearings, and increased use of technology for many types...
Illusory Open Justice: A Kafkan Attempt to Observe Magistrates Courts in the Time of COVID-19
This is a guest post by Tara Casey, a caseworker in the Women’s Justice Initiative of the charity law practice APPEAL, an organisation dedicated to correcting miscarriages of justice through strategic litigation and campaigning. COVID-19 has taken a hammer to the...
Nominate us! Quick Quick!
We know that everyone is a bit skint, or a bit worried about being skint right now. That is why we aren't going to be banging a drum for individual donations from you - we know everyone has other priorities. BUT, there is one way you can help us to raise a bit of cash...
Journalists persuade Judge to change his mind and name criticised local authority
We wrote about this case last week. We said 'watch this space' : http://www.transparencyproject.org.uk/to-name-or-not-to-name-that-is-the-question/ Now, we bring you part two... The judge has changed his mind after the intervention of two journalists : our own Louise...
Transparency and risk assessments : A Covid-Catch 22
It is encouraging that HMCTS (Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has published their organisational risk assessment, dealing with the broad approach to the assessment of risk around the attendance of public and professionals at court hearings during the...
Civil Justice Council Rapid Consultation: The impact of COVID-19 measures on the civil justice system
Following the rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family justice system, undertaken by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory at the request of the President of the Family Division, the Civil Justice Council have now embarked on a similar...
The latest remote hearing decision : “Not without my lawyer!”
This is a post by Delia Minoprio. Delia is a family law barrister at 1 Crown Office Row specialising in all aspects of children work. She tweets as @familylawdm The latest case on remote hearings in a care case comes from Mr Justice Williams,...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to this month's Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS The Times and the...