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Tickle’s Triumph – an independent journalist succeeds in her appeal to secure the right to report on a family case – and prompts new guidance
Today, independent journalist and Transparency Project member Louise Tickle took her appeal against a reporting restriction order made by a family judge, to the Court of Appeal. She won. Louise and others are now able to report the story of a mother’s long...
Could Cairncross help public interest law reporting?
This is a post by Dr Judith Townend, a lecturer in media and information law at the University of Sussex, with research interests in public interest reporting and freedom of expression....
An X worth waiting for – Xpress wins our hearts!
Ok, perhaps we're getting a bit over excited this Valentine's day, but we've just had a response from the team at the Daily Express, about our almost forgotten complaint on the (not) 'flirtatious text messages' news items (see our post here, where everyone had...
Mail Online forced to publish correction after its inaccurate reporting of a Family Court case
Last month we noticed that Mail Online had published a correction. Going under the headline Correction: High Court judgment on Nikah Marriage divorce petition, this was not an apology but rather it was The Mail complying with a ruling from regulator IPSO. The Mail...
Love is all you need…
While Valentine’s Day may spell ‘Romance’ for many happy couples, it’s also a big day for consumer spending and, apparently, a boost to the national economy. So, while many are blissfully Instagramming their flowers and chocolates, let’s take a look at some more...
‘Sensationalist’ ‘provocative’ and ‘unhelpful’ – why I was prepared to say in a national newspaper that our state kidnaps children
This blog post originally appeared in the November 2018 issue, [2018] Fam Law 1375. 'Abduction: (legal use) The illegal removal of a child from its parents or guardians.' 'Kidnap: Abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.' (Oxford...
Allegations of domestic abuse: are family courts working for children and families?
Family Law publishes a regular column by The Transparency Project. This blog post originally appeared in the January 2019 issue, [2019] Fam Law 75. On 22 November 2018 The Transparency Project facilitated a panel discussion at Gresham...
No fault divorce and the media
On 8 February, justice minister David Gauke announced proposals to reform the law of divorce to introduce ‘no fault divorce’. What is the current law? Currently, a person wanting to divorce must prove that their marriage has irretrievably broken down and...
Family Court Reporting Watch Round Up
Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court casesExplaining or commenting on published judgments of family court casesHighlighting other transparency news MEDIA (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURT CASES A press release was agreed with judicial...
Update on the case about missing Olly
Our Alice Twaite attended a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London today, where Mr Justice Williams approved the publication of a press release agreed between various of Olly's family members, in the hope it will encourage his and his mum's safe return....