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14 year old boy taken to Ghana – Appeal judgment

14 year old boy taken to Ghana – Appeal judgment

by reporting watch team | Jul 30, 2025 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

In June, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal by a 14 year old boy against a High Court decision that his parents had lawfully taken him from his home in the UK to Ghana, where he’d been left at a boarding school. You can read Sanchia Berg’s story here. We included...
Judgment published to warn women against sperm donor who has “180 kids”

Judgment published to warn women against sperm donor who has “180 kids”

by Julie Doughty | Feb 12, 2025 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

A family court judgment published on BAILII and TNA last month exposed prolonged harassment of the parents of a small child who had been conceived by sperm donation – by a man they’d met on social media who they thought had unselfishly offered to help them...

Identification of judges in Sara Sharif family court history

by reporting watch team | Jan 31, 2025 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Amidst all the concern about the anonymisation of the family court judges in the historical decisions made about placing Sara Sharif with her father, we should not lose sight of the fact that Mr Justice Williams allowed the media extensive access to documents that...
Court of Appeal to consider the idea of the anonymous judge

Court of Appeal to consider the idea of the anonymous judge

by reporting watch team | Jan 2, 2025 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious, Transparency News

In December, following the conviction of Sara Sharif’s father and step-mother for her murder, and her uncle for offences associated with her death, the Family Division of the HIgh Court permitted disclosure of documents and information from three family court...
‘Family judge keeps press in the dark about “indefensible” case’

‘Family judge keeps press in the dark about “indefensible” case’

by Julie Doughty | Nov 7, 2024 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious

This summer, two judgments were published from Newport Family Court that related to an application by a local authority (un-named) to withdraw care proceedings it had issued  back in April 2023. The child subject to the application had been removed from his...
Air Conditioning, Astroturf, and Transparency Orders

Air Conditioning, Astroturf, and Transparency Orders

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...
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