by reporting watch team | Jan 31, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
The press widely report the decision of Mr Justice Peter Jackson in a very sad and difficult case involving an ultra-orthodox Jewish (Charedi) family, where the father left the community to become a transgender woman, and has not seen her five children since. Mr...
by reporting watch team | Jan 21, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
The Times reported earlier this week that a case was about to be heard in which the Court of Appeal was being asked to consider the question of privacy in respect of financial remedy cases and appeals – and that it was thought that the Appeal Judges might issue...
by reporting watch team | Jan 12, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
The judgment of His Honour Judge Gareth Jones in Re A (A Child) [2016] EWFC B101 (25 August 2016) was recently published on BAILII. Although it is not an authority from a higher court we think it is a good illustration of some important principles, and also contains...
by reporting watch team | Jan 7, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURT CASES The Times and the Telegraph – Polly...
by reporting watch team | Jan 2, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
The Telegraph reported just before Christmas that : Millionaire seeks greater share in divorce because he is a ‘genius’, prompting court to examine the meaning of the word The case is one involving a multimillionaire financier who is unhappy with...
by reporting watch team | Dec 21, 2016 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
Mr Justice Cobb’s judgment in the case of GD & BD (Children) (Rev 1) [2016] EWHC 3312 (Fam) (20 December 2016) was published this week. It has already been described by Suesspicious Minds blog as the worst case of 2016, not without good reason. It...
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