by Paul M | May 22, 2026 | Cases, Trends
In what we think may be a first, the judgment in a recent fact-finding case was handed down with two additional versions, generated with artificial intelligence software, one in simplified language, the other in bullet points and emoji. These additional versions were...
by reporting watch team | May 17, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious, Open Reporting
The Good Law Project reported last month that Meta (the company that owns Instagram and Facebook) removed a post about their campaign supporting Liv Nervo – Liv Nervo told her story – but Meta took it down (8 April). The original proceedings were about contact...
by Julie Doughty | May 13, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
This is my first case of legal blogging where I’ve heard anything about the child’s views being sought on my attendance and reporting of the proceedings. Last month, I went to a hearing in care proceedings at Gloucester Family Court (which takes the prize for having...
by reporting watch team | May 12, 2026 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
On 1st May, we wrote about a report in the local Dorset press that we said inaccurately described a judgment in Bournemouth Family Court as being an order for ‘no contact’ between a child and his mother. There have been a few developments since we sent our...
by reporting watch team | May 6, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious, Open Reporting
This headline appeared in The Observer on 3 May. The sub headline says: A member of the armed forces who terrorised his wife has been allowed unsupervised access to their daughter – in a case that British military authorities tried to keep out of the public eye. The...
by reporting watch team | May 5, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The Law Society Gazette...
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