by reporting watch team | Jun 29, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
In the judgment from a case called H (Children : exclusion of Mckenzie friend) [2017] EWFC B31 (05 March 2017), Her Honour Judge Atkinson sets out in detail, why permission to appeal an order banning a paid McKenzie friend from “helping” a mother involved...
by reporting watch team | Jun 23, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
The Daily Mail reported on 20 June that a judge had ruled that “Grandparents must NEVER be told their daughter had twins…as mother plans to give babies away”. A number of people tweeted to ask what judgment this related to and we recognized it instantly as one that we...
by reporting watch team | Jun 18, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
We recently made a further complaint to The Telegraph about Christopher Booker’s coverage of the case of Re H (A Child) (Interim Care Order : fact finding) [2017] EWHC 518 (Fam) on 21 May (you can read the post about that complaint here). We have now heard back...
by Lucy Reed | Jun 16, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This post is about a case called : B (A 14 Year Old Boy), Re [2017] EWFC B28 (11 May 2017), a decision of His Honour Judge Simon Wood recently published. It is a very sad case. B has not seen his father since 2011, and the case revolved around what further steps could...
by Polly Morgan | Jun 14, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
When a couple gets divorced, they must split their assets fairly, bearing in mind 3 principles set out by the Supreme Court in two joined cases, Miller v Miller and McFarlane v McFarlane. These 3 principles are: On divorce, each party’s needs must be met. Broadly,...
by Emma Nottingham | Jun 13, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
European Court delays case until Monday 19th June The Human Rights Court (European Court of Human Rights or ECHR) has stated that Charlie’s Gard’s life support must continue until midnight on Monday 19th June. The parents now have more time to put together a legal...
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