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...
by Lucy R | Jan 18, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Starting tomorrow, the Court of Appeal will consider four conjoined appeals where, it is said, the court’s approach to the handling of allegations of domestic abuse was wrong. There is significant interest in those appeals, and various journalists and reporters...
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