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How are remote family court hearings working for families? Survey
Everyone in the family court is working hard to try and keep the show on the road at a time when we can't hold face to face hearings. There has been a lot of information and feedback from judges and lawyers, but until we published an impactful blog post by Celia...
The Remote Family Court – where does transparency fit in?
The Transparency Project recently assisted the FLBA tech working party to gather some information and feedback in light of the publication of the key judicial guidance on family justice during the pandemic - 'The Remote Family Court'. That document (now on version 2),...
Remote hearings: a gulf between lawyers and lay parties?
In the last two weeks, the family justice system has been plunged into the deep end. Family lawyers, judges and court staff have been grappling with varied forms of technology to transition cases online as quickly as possible during the coronavirus crisis. Inevitably,...
Remote justice: a family perspective
This is a guest post by Celia Kitzinger, co-director of the Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre and Honorary Professor, Cardiff University School of Law and Politics. She tweets as @KitzingerCelia The judgment in this Court of Protection case was...
Covid-19, the UK’s Coronavirus Bill and emergency ‘remote’ court hearings: what does it mean for open justice?
NB An updated version of this post now appears at Judith's own blog here. There will be an increasing use of ‘remote hearings’ in the courts in England and Wales in coming weeks and months, under existing law, and if extended provisions in the emergency Coronavirus...
Child arrangements and shared care during the corona outbreak
We don't give legal advice at The Transparency Project, but we know lots of parents are worried about whether or not they can see their children or send them to the other parent. As of late last night the government guidance is clear that the exclusions to the 'stay...
COVID-19 and family courts: Links in one place to new arrangements
Published 21 March 2020. Updated 29 June 2020 There's been a flurry of guidance in response to the pandemic. We’ve gathered some useful links (with key definitions) to help families, advice workers and professionals find and use practical information more easily. More...
The “Secret” Family Court: Fact or Fiction? Free launch webinar
The Secret Family Court: Fact or Fiction? is available now in both print and digital editions. UPDATE: 30 March. The recorded webinar is now online and freely available to view here. To mark publication of this timely, important book by Transparency Project Patron...
Transparency Project News Jan 2020
This blog post originally appeared as the Transparency Project’s monthly column in Family Law for January 2020 at Family Law [[2020] Fam Law 118. Legal blogging We were thrilled to be awarded the Bar Pro Bono Innovation award, for our work on the legal blogging pilot,...
The President’s guidance for the Family Court on Covid 19
The President, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued the following national guidance and asked that it be shared widely: SIR ANDREW MCFARLANE PRESIDENT OF THE FAMILY DIVISION AND HEAD OF FAMILY JUSTICE COVID 19: National Guidance for the Family Court 19th...