by reporting watch team | Feb 16, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
There are reports of an unusual case heard in the Court of Appeal recently: a wife appeals against a judge’s refusal to grant her a divorce from her husband because she can’t stand his behaviour any more and says the relationship has broken down...
by reporting watch team | Feb 15, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a post by Zoe Saunders, barrister at St John’s Chambers about the case of Iqbal v Iqbal [2017] EWCA Civ 19 (25 January 2017). Enforcement of family law orders in financial cases is not a straightforward process. There are relatively few family...
by Lucy R | Feb 15, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
We recently flagged inaccuracy in the reporting of a care case by the Telegraph, where children were permanently removed from the care of their family, apparently because of the mother’s insistence on co-sleeping. The case wasn’t really about co-sleeping...
by Barbara Rich | Feb 14, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
The judgment : In the Matter of an Application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2017] UKSC 8 The history It’s impossible not to feel sympathy for Denise Brewster’s shattering transition from celebrating her engagement to mourning her...
by reporting watch team | Feb 12, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
The press has been full with news stories about the case of Mr and Mrs Mills, and although no judgment has yet been published, further details have emerged as the week has worn on. And there is plenty of opinion out there too as to what this case means for, or...
by reporting watch team | Feb 5, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Trends
Two judgments have recently been published by Mr Justice Bodey in a financial remedy case. The case is interesting in terms of the law around financial remedies, and from a transparency perspective. You can read the main decision on BAILII here : X v X (application...
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