by Polly Morgan | Jan 25, 2020 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Once, back when I was a full-time solicitor, I was telephoned for a divorce by a nice married couple. They were sitting at the kitchen table in one of their houses, having been separated for a number of years and each was happily living with a new partner. They were...
by Lucy R | Jan 24, 2020 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
This week saw the publication of a judgment by Ms Justice Russell, dealing with an appeal from His Honour Judge Tolson (JH v MF [2020] EWHC 86 (Fam)). It concerned serious problems with how the judge had handled allegations of rape and domestic abuse, in...
by Guest Post | Jan 23, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
This is a guest post by Alexandra Wilson, barrister at 5 St Andrews Hill Chambers. Warning: Please note that quotations from this judgment contain some descriptions of sexual assault and rape. This case, JH v MF [2020] EWHC 86 (Fam) was an appeal from the Central...
by reporting watch team | Jan 19, 2020 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a first post by Alexandra Wilson. Alexandra is a barrister specialising in Family and Criminal law at 5 St Andrew’s Hill. She tweets as @EssexBarrister. A recent podcast on BBC sounds by ‘File on 4’ focused on separated siblings in the care system. One...
by Lucy R | Jan 15, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
In D (Fact-finding appeal) [2019] EWCA Civ 2302 (20 December 2019) Lord Justice Baker gives the lead judgment concerning an appeal from His Honour Judge Baker. The upshot is that, the question of the child’s injuries having been the subject of two attempts at...
by Emma Nottingham | Jan 3, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
In 2019, we reported on the tragic case of Tafida Raqeeb. Raqeeb v Barts Health NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 2531 (Admin) and [2019] EWHC 2530 (Fam)). As a brief reminder, Tafida Raqeeb, now aged 5, experienced a catastrophic brain injury in February...
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