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FAMILY COURT REPORTING WATCH ROUNDUP

FAMILY COURT REPORTING WATCH ROUNDUP

by Alice T | Apr 16, 2022 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS The Mail, Guardian and others-...
K v K – Court of Appeal give guidance on fact-finding hearings and on MIAMs

K v K – Court of Appeal give guidance on fact-finding hearings and on MIAMs

by Julie D | Apr 15, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

The first line in K v K [2022] EWCA Civ 468 states: ‘This judgment is intended to provide general guidance on the proper approach to fact-finding hearings in private family proceedings following this court’s decision in Re H-N’ (published here and...
The cost of transparency

The cost of transparency

by Lucy R | Apr 14, 2022 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal bloggers pilot, Transparency News

The case of Xanthopoulos v Rakshina [2022] EWFC 30 has hit the headlines because of the eye watering legal costs, and the excoriating judicial criticism of the parties for running them up. But Xanthopoulos is not only interesting because of its extraordinary financial...
Griffiths v Tickle (Part 2): the QC who let the skeleton out of the section 12 closet

Griffiths v Tickle (Part 2): the QC who let the skeleton out of the section 12 closet

by Paul M | Apr 10, 2022 | Analysis, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Andrew Griffiths, the disgraced former MP who was found by a family court to have raped and abused his wife, wanted his case to remain as secret as possible. No names, no bad publicity. But his own barrister has now been forced to apologise to the court for breaching...
B v P – an appeal against findings where the court did not follow correct procedures about abuse allegations

B v P – an appeal against findings where the court did not follow correct procedures about abuse allegations

by Julie D | Apr 7, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal bloggers pilot, legal blogging from court

This is a follow-up post about an appeal in proceedings about child arrangements (contact between two young sisters and their father) heard at Portsmouth Family Court. The appeal was against decisions made further to a fact-finding hearing, which the mother claimed...
FAMILY COURT REPORTING WATCH ROUNDUP

FAMILY COURT REPORTING WATCH ROUNDUP

by reporting watch team | Mar 27, 2022 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS Many media outlets (including...
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