by Julie Doughty | Sep 21, 2024 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot
In March, we wrote about a case, West Northamptonshire Council (acting via Northamptonshire Children’s Trust) v KA (Mother & Anor) (Intermediaries) [2024] EWHC 79 (Fam) in which Mrs Justice Lieven had included some general guidance on when an intermediary should...
by Guest Post | Aug 13, 2024 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
This is a guest post from Anna Yarde. Anna is a barrister at Harcourt Chambers. Lauryn Goodman v Kyle Andrew Walker [2024] EWFC 212 (B) This is a case about an influencer, a famous footballer, infidelity and lavish spending. It is also a case about transparency and...
by Guest Post | Aug 8, 2024 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, Notorious
In this guest post, barrister Elizabeth Wark explains what happened when a solicitor accidentally applied online for a divorce for the wrong client, and why that couldn’t be fixed by the court. The facts In the recent case of Williams v. Williams [2024] EWHC 733...
by Guest Post | Jun 26, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a post by Rebecca Wright. Rebecca is a barrister at Garden Court North. Be warned: Mr Justice Poole has made clear that an undefined provision in a child arrangements order, directing the parents to sort out holiday contact between them, can be successfully...
by Julie Doughty | Jun 13, 2024 | Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
As we wrote about here, the Government announced in April: ‘Child rapists to automatically have parental responsibility stripped: Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws.’ However, this...
by Polly Morgan | Feb 6, 2024 | Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Between August 2022 and June 2023, I observed, online, a number of hearings in a single case heard by His Honour Judge Shelton who is a judge in the family court in Leeds. The case was about the amount of money that the father/ex husband (James) should pay towards his...
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