by Julie Doughty | Jun 24, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Last month I attended an online hearing in Slough Family Court where the issue for the judge was whether the English court still had jurisdiction regarding a mother’s application, or whether family court proceedings should instead take place in Poland, where her son...
by Guest Post | Jun 22, 2026 | Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
This is a guest post by Harriet Humberstone, a law student who begins her Bar professional course this September. Harriet has a particular interest in representing children in both private and public law This is my account of a family court hearing I attended as a...
by Julie Doughty | May 1, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
The Supreme Court judgment in Re X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) [2026] UKSC 13 was published on 22 April. We had watched the hearing and we wrote about it in this post on 20 February – Undoing an adoption order: an update. We don’t have...
by reporting watch team | Apr 8, 2026 | Explanation, FCReportingWatch
You’ll often see this topic described as ‘stripping’ or ‘removing’ an abusive father’s parental rights but parental responsibility (PR) can’t often simply be taken away – although where the circumstances justify it, PR can be restricted or effectively...
by Guest Post | Mar 13, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Harriet Humberstone, a law student who begins her Bar professional course this September. Harriet has a particular interest in representing children in both private and public law. This post will highlight the complex judicial balance that...
by Guest Post | Mar 2, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Spider-Man, Zendaya and the Prenup that might not save them This is a guest post by Salomé Ashenden. Salomé is a law graduate preparing for practice at the Bar. She holds a MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London and has experience working as a...
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