by Lucy R | Nov 3, 2020 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
(Please note that this post was edited on 9 November 2020 to remove some inaccurate material) There are many legitimate criticisms of the way in which family courts have dealt with domestic abuse. They are well documented in the Harm Report (see our posts here and...
by Jack Harrison | Oct 26, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
In this post, I am going to explain two recent decisions by the Court of Appeal about adoption. These are Re Y – which is about leave to oppose (I will explain), and Re JL which is about leave to revoke a placement order (I really will explain). These decisions are...
by Alice T | Oct 23, 2020 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Welcome to this month’s 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 COURT MATTERS Byline Times and...
by Guest Post | Oct 19, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Jessica Smith, a newly qualified solicitor hoping to specialise in family law. Described as “a most unusual case”, the Family Court at the Royal Courts of Justice recently dismissed a forty-one-year-old son’s claim that the “bank of mum and...
by Guest Post | Oct 19, 2020 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post from an anonymous lawyer. On 25 September 2020, HHJ Wildblood QC released a judgment in Re B (a child) (unnecessary private law applications). The judgment is only nine paragraphs long, and the full version can be read here. The judgment has...
by Guest Post | Oct 14, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
‘Eastenders’ and domestic abuse This is a post by Yanoulla Kakoulli. Yanoulla is an experienced family law solicitor practising at Pinney Talfourd LLP, which has a tier 1 Legal 500 family team. She has also volunteered as a family law advisor for...
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