Attending the Court of Appeal – remotely

by Julie Doughty | Jun 4, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

Today I attended a Court of Appeal hearing as a member of the public. The Court of Appeal sits in public so if you’re nearby in London, you can go in to see what’s going on. Today’s hearing was however held remotely because of the corona virus...

Journalists persuade Judge to change his mind and name criticised local authority

by Lucy R | May 20, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

We wrote about this case last week. We said ‘watch this space’ : To name or not to name – that is the question Now, we bring you part two… The judge has changed his mind after the intervention of two journalists : our own Louise Tickle and...

The latest remote hearing decision : “Not without my lawyer!”

by Guest Post | May 19, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a post by Delia Minoprio. Delia is a family law barrister at 1 Crown Office Row specialising in all aspects of children work. She tweets as @familylawdm The latest case on remote hearings in a care case comes from Mr Justice Williams,...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by Alice T | May 16, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, 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 The Times and the...

To name or not to name – that is the question

by Lucy R | May 12, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

We noticed two cases in which judgments were published yesterday, the very day that the President’s Transparency Review call for evidence closed – each deals with the question of whether a local authority who had brought care proceedings should be named, and...

Transgender man loses appeal and remains recognised as ‘mother’ on child’s birth certificate

by Emma Nottingham | May 10, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This case concerns an appeal by Alfred McConnell (previously anonymised as TT in the first instance decision). Mr McConnell was born female but around 10 years ago, at the age of 22, transitioned to become male, undergoing testosterone treatment and a double...