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Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
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 (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURT CASES The Daily Mail – IPSO ruled against us on...
Guidance issued to court staff on supporting media access
This week the Ministry of Justice issued Guidance to staff on supporting media access to courts and tribunals as "part of a wider effort to build stronger working relationships between courts and the press and maintain the principle of open justice as we...
Bob the Builder – can IPSO fix it?
The Transparency Project referred a complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation after the Daily Mail refused to correct substantive inaccuracies in a headline and article about a family court judgment. The complaint was ultimately rejected, following an...
Freedom versus responsibility when the press report on care proceedings: Round Two.
On 22nd October 2018 the Sun published a second in its line of 'investigative reporting' into the child protection system, titled 'Parents who've lost kids in shadowy secret courts slam ruthless millionaires cashing in on UK's fostering crisis' The similarities...
Children and young people’s mental health and well-being: yet more judicial concern about the lack of adequate provision of care
This is a guest post by Camilla Parker, lawyer and independent consultant specialising in the legal rights of children and young people in need of mental health care. She explains why judges in two recent cases have expressed strong views about the lack of provision...
Pension mention: Ensuring you know about pensions when you get divorced
When TP’s chair Lucy Reed forwarded me this article from the Telegraph (‘Divorcing women should be shown value of their husband's pension, Age UK says’ - sorry paywall) my first response was AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH, which is the sound of a legal academic in...
Reporting restrictions on Bethany’s dad – children’s rights or concealing system failure?
UPDATE 15 December 2018: Since the Radio 4 programme and this blog post, Jeremy has sadly had to continue his campaign for his daughter to be moved from St Andrew's hospital to live somewhere that will meet her needs. This case has increased public awareness of the...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
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 (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURT CASES The Guardian - We explained the existing law...
When a journalist comes to court – lower those hackles
This blog post originally appeared in the August 2018 issue, [2018] Fam Law 957. Criminal courts are open to all, and lawyers barely bother to glance up when a reporter shuffles into the press bench. Decide to drop by a family court, though – which in almost all...
Expert evidence in children’s proceedings: a new Transparency Project guidance note
Family Law publishes a regular column by The Transparency Project. This blog post originally appeared in the September 2018 issue, [2018] Fam Law 1226. On 15 September 2018 The Transparency Project is due to officially launch its new...