Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by reporting watch team | May 8, 2024 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news.  MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW MATTERS The Times (£), The...

What the pilot saw: an everyday case management hearing in the Family Court

by Paul M | Apr 28, 2024 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch

This month once again having a day to spare I headed off for a bit more legal blogging at East London Family Court. This time I was able to observe a case which remains as yet unresolved, yet the omens seem good. The hearing I attended was covered by the Reporting...

Serious medical treatment – the importance of the public record

by Guest Post | Apr 25, 2024 | Cases, Court of Protection

This is a guest post by Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) reproduced with his permission from the Mental Capacity Law and Policy blog. In 2014, a (relatively) very long time ago, Sir James Munby, then President of the Court of Protection, issued guidance on the publication of...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by reporting watch team | Apr 4, 2024 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news.  MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW MATTERS The Independent (16...

Making cases smaller – while ensuring a fair trial

by Julie Doughty | Mar 13, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

We’ve noticed a number of recent family court judgments where Mrs Justice Lieven in the High Court is seriously attempting to tackle some of the causes of delays in family court cases and also addressing problems created by the scarcity of publicly funded resources....

Another happy ending in East London Family Court – legal blogging under the extended Reporting Pilot

by Paul M | Mar 3, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

Returning to East London Family Court after my first experience of legal blogging under the Reporting Pilot (recently extended to this court), I was able to see another judge at work and to witness yet another happy resolution to what had evidently been a long and...