Re J : Unfair Care Orders Overturned on Appeal

by reporting watch team | May 30, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

In Re J (Children) [2017] EWCA Civ 398 (23 May 2017) the Court of Appeal allow an appeal from His Honour Judge Tolson QC, overturning care orders that he had made at an Issues Resolution Hearing (IRH). An IRH is a penultimate hearing, which is generally fixed once all...

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children -v- Gard

by Emma Nottingham | May 27, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children -v- Gard This blog post updates a previous post here  The Court of Appeal has decided that the treatment of Charlie Gard can be withdrawn. The case concerned an eight-month-old child, Charlie Gard, who suffers from...

Seriously inaccurate reporting by omission of facts

by reporting watch team | May 23, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

[UPDATE 25 May 2017: Further blog post on this case here : Judge flags complaint on behalf of child against journalist who sneaked into hospital] We posted a short blog yesterday noting that The (Sunday) Telegraph’s Christopher Booker had reported on a case...

Decision to place a child with prospective adopters is unlawful because unfair

by reporting watch team | May 22, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

R (On the Application Of EL) v Essex County Council [2017] EWHC 1041 (Admin) (08 May 2017) is a judicial review decision about a decision by a local authority to place a child for adoption, under a placement order granted by the Family Court. Because this is a...

“Top Judge threatens to down tools rather than allow victims to be quizzed by abusers in his court”

by reporting watch team | May 19, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

…Or so we imagine the headlines may run if and when a member of the press reads as far as the bottom few paragraphs of the unassuming A (A Minor : Fact Finding; Unrepresented Party) [2017] EWHC 1195 (Fam) (19 May 2017), a recent judgment of Mr Justice Anthony...

Poppi’s dad to rake in money?

by reporting watch team | May 17, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

POPPI’S DAD’S CASH Accused dad of ‘abused’ tot Poppi Worthington to trouser thousands more in legal aid for inquest Paul Worthington, 49, got £117,000 in public cash for a custody battle over his other kids and is now set to rake in more   Above is...