by Lucy R | Aug 22, 2015 | Analysis, Explanation, Trends
John Hemming, former MP, has recently written a blog post on the Marilyn Stowe blog, called Adoption – A look at the statistics, in which he says : In the year to 31 March 2014 5,050 children left care through adoption, and of these 2,400 were “non consensual”...
by Lucy R | Aug 2, 2015 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, Notorious
This judgment of Mr Justice Holman was published in June. You can read it in full on BAILII here : Fields v Fields (Rev 1) [2015] EWHC 1670 (Fam) (04 June 2015). It is a decision made in financial remedy proceedings (sorting out the finances after separation of a...
by Paul M | Jun 26, 2015 | Analysis, Cases, Notorious, Transparency News
We believe that transparency in family justice relies on recognition of human rights. Essentially, achieving transparency in a way that balances everyone’s rights (including the rights of children) can be explained through three important Articles in the European...
by Lucy R | Jun 23, 2015 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, Notorious
Christopher Booker wrote about the case of Ethan Williams in The Telegraph this weekend, in an article entitled : When judges defy instinct, it is children who pay the price – We were presented with two flatly opposing views of the story of Rebecca Minnock, who...
by Lucy R | Jun 22, 2015 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, Notorious
We have been alerted to an article in the Telegraph by Christopher Booker relating to the case of Ethan Williams (Minnock), which we have blogged about here : The missing mum case. We have written an article in response to that piece, and have invited the Telegraph to...
by Lucy R | Jun 11, 2015 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, Notorious
I went to Bristol Crown Court today [Update 22/6/15 : original date of publication was 11/6/15] to report on “the missing mum case” as it appears now to have been labelled. I asked a journalist sat outside with his film crew whether he was here for the...
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