by reporting watch team | Nov 3, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This recently published High Court judgment from Mrs Justice Lieven, K v J & Anor [2026] EWHC 1792 (Fam) appears to have a typo in the headnote which says ‘Between K and J and L (Permission for Consent Proceedings)’. What K was applying for was permission to apply...
by reporting watch team | Oct 18, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
This is a joint post by Paul Magrath and Harriet Humberstone, who last month attended a final hearing before Recorder McAllister in a case listed for three days at the Central Family Court in London. Paul and Harriet are both ‘duly authorised lawyers’ aka legal...
by reporting watch team | Sep 30, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
An important new judgment from the Court of Appeal was published on the judiciary website this week – Re C (Child Arrangements Orders; Domestic Abuse; Child Focused Court) [2026] EWCA Civ 1216 This was a case about contact between four children and their...
by Julie Doughty | Sep 22, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
A 12 year old boy (who I’ll call ‘Jon’ – not his real name) had been subject to private law proceedings for more than three years. In a final hearing before HHJ Gibbons at Oxford Family Court this summer, the Cafcass guardian said that Jon had been failed by the...
by Guest Post | Sep 18, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Saara Parijaat. Saara is an undergraduate law student at the London School of Economics and hopes to pursue a career at the Bar. Re E (Special Guardianship; Public Law Proceedings) [2026] EWCA Civ 1167 is a recently published Court of Appeal...
by Guest Post | Jul 31, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Salomé Ashenden. Salomé holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) from BPP University and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London. She has experience working as a paralegal and supporting litigants in person, and is due to...
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