by Abigail Bond | Mar 5, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a post by regular contributor, Abigail Bond. Abigail is a barrister at St John’s Chambers, Bristol who specialises in Children Law (mainly care proceedings), and Court of Protection health and welfare matters. She tweets as @AbigailBond1. Re A &...
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by Sophie Smith Holland | Feb 15, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a post by Sophie Smith-Holland. Sophie is a family law barrister at St John’s Chambers, Bristol. She tweets as @SSmithHolland. T & R involved an appeal against a decision to refuse to approve a plan of adoption in respect of two children, T...
by Guest Post | Jan 30, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post from solicitor Jeremy Ford. Jeremy is a partner, mediator and children’s arbitrator at Cambridge Family Law Practice LLP. He tweets as @headofroy. It was originally published on LinkedIn. Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the family division,...
by Lucy R | Jan 29, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious
This is part 3 of a series of posts about the four conjoined appeals. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. This post tackles the wider issues of principle that were considered in the course of the appeals, and at the end will provide some materials for further...
by Lucy R | Jan 24, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious
This is part 2 of a series of posts about the conjoined appeals. You can read part 1 here. This post summarises the individual issues in the four appeals. Part 3 will cover the wider issues of principle and some of the themes that emerged in the course of the hearing,...
by Lucy R | Jan 23, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious
This week three judges in the Court of Appeal held a 3 day long appeal hearing all about domestic abuse cases. This series of posts provide a summary of what the hearing was about and how it went. The decision is expected in a few weeks time. The appeal was in fact...
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