by Barbara Rich | Oct 12, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This post originally appeared on Medium and is republished with thanks. It’s an explanation of, and commentary about, the recent family court judgment from the former President, Sir James Munby, in FS v RS and JS [2020]. In 1984, the now-defunct Trustee Savings...
by Paul M | Aug 3, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
In the second such case in a month, a judge has refused to recuse herself at the request of a litigant, but on this occasion the Court of Appeal has reversed that decision and ordered that she step down from the case and let another judge take over. In the...
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by Guest Post | Jul 31, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Jessica Smith. Jessica is a Trainee Solicitor due to qualify in September 2020 and is aspiring to be a Family Solicitor. She tweets as @JessicaLSmith__ In the recent case of Re T (A Child: Refusal of Adoption Order) [2020] (EWCA Civ 797), the...
by Guest Post | Jul 14, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Laura Vickers. Laura is a specialist children law barrister and mediator practising at No5 Barristers’ Chambers. She tweets as @LauraVickersNo5 Where a local authority determines that the medical evidence falls short of proving that...
by Guest Post | Jun 10, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation
This is a guest post from Katie Gollop. Katie is a barrister at Serjeants’ Inn Chambers specialising in healthcare related law. She’s also a Deputy High Court Judge allocated to the Family Division and Court of Protection. Cometh the hour, cometh a timely change in...
by Lucy R | May 20, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
We wrote about this case last week. We said ‘watch this space’ : 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 Tickle and...
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