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Media coverage of family courts and domestic abuse – fake news?

Media coverage of family courts and domestic abuse – fake news?

by Lucy R | Nov 3, 2020 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

(Please note that this post was edited on 9 November 2020 to remove some inaccurate material) There are many legitimate criticisms of the way in which family courts have dealt with domestic abuse. They are well documented in the Harm Report (see our posts here and...
Challenging adoption – two recent cases

Challenging adoption – two recent cases

by Jack Harrison | Oct 26, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

In this post, I am going to explain two recent decisions by the Court of Appeal about adoption. These are Re Y – which is about leave to oppose (I will explain), and Re JL which is about leave to revoke a placement order (I really will explain). These decisions are...
FS v RS and JS – A Most Unusual Case about the bank of mum and dad…

FS v RS and JS – A Most Unusual Case about the bank of mum and dad…

by Guest Post | Oct 19, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a guest post by Jessica Smith, a newly qualified solicitor hoping to specialise in family law. Described as “a most unusual case”, the Family Court at the Royal Courts of Justice recently dismissed a forty-one-year-old son’s claim that the “bank of mum and...
Re A, B & C (Children: Adoption) – trust and honesty

Re A, B & C (Children: Adoption) – trust and honesty

by Guest Post | Oct 13, 2020 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a post by Priyanka Patel. Priyanka is a commercial lawyer with an interest in family law, particularly child law. In the recent case of Re A, B & C (Children: Adoption) [2020] EWHC 2335 (Fam), the court made placement orders for the adoption of...
The Prodigal Son in Modern Life

The Prodigal Son in Modern Life

by Barbara Rich | Oct 12, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This post originally appeared on Medium and is republished with thanks. It’s an explanation of, and commentary about, the recent family court judgment from the former President, Sir James Munby, in FS v RS and JS [2020]. In 1984, the now-defunct Trustee Savings...
Contempt, court orders and P’s confidentiality

Contempt, court orders and P’s confidentiality

by Guest Post | Oct 5, 2020 | Court of Protection, Explanation

This is a guest post by Alex Ruck Keene, a barrister at 39 Essex Chambers who specialises in Court of Protection work. In a very unusual case, P v Griffith [2020] EWCOP 46, the Court of Protection has sentenced a woman, a Ms Griffith, to 12 months imprisonment for...
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