by Lucy R | Aug 6, 2016 | Cases, Comment, Notorious
Child killer’s £2m legal aid: How taxpayers funded Ellie Butler’s warped father’s battle for custody of the little girl he went on to murder Ben Butler, 36, was given a ‘blank cheque’ by taxpayers to fund his lawyers Ellie’s loving...
by Lucy R | Jul 29, 2016 | Cases, Explanation, Notorious
We have previously written about the tragic case of Ellie Butler a number of times on this blog : Ellie Butler – drawing together some strands and discussions Ellie Butler – some useful resources Lessons from the Ellie Butler Case Lucy Reed also wrote a...
by Lucy R | Jul 28, 2016 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, Notorious, Project, Transparency News
We’re very excited to announce that The Transparency Project has secured its first real chunk of grant funding, meaning we can move onto a new level in the work that we do. The brilliant Legal Education Foundation have awarded us a grant of £49,500 to fund two...
by Lucy R | Jun 30, 2016 | Analysis, Comment, Notorious, Uncategorized
Several family lawyers have been discussing this case on Twitter, and it was suggested to us that it might be helpful to draw together a document with some important questions and our answers. We won’t necessarily agree on everything, but even our disagreements might...
by Lucy R | May 26, 2016 | Cases, Comment, Notorious
Lucy Reed has commented on her Pink Tape recently about a case that has been widely reported, where a father sewed bugs into his daughters school clothes and was severely criticised for it. In the blog she considers the significance of that judgment and the relevance...
by Julie Doughty | May 3, 2016 | Cases, Court of Protection, Notorious
In V v Associated Newspapers [2016] EWCOP 21, published on 25 April, Mr Justice Charles, Deputy President and Judge in Charge of the Court of Protection, uses the word ‘prurient’ several times about the press coverage of earlier judgments in the case of...
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