by Lucy R | Aug 4, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This post explains how a civil case about harm caused by asbestos can have implications for transparency relevant to family courts. Those interested in reading further can see the full judgment here Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (for and on behalf of...
by Lucy R | Aug 1, 2019 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
The mainstream media reports that Princess Haya of Dubai has been at the Royal Courts of Justice this week, seeking forced marriage protection orders (FMPOs) in respect of one of her children. According to news reports, publishing the sex or age of her children is...
by Barbara Rich | Jul 23, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
This post originally appeared on Medium and is republished with thanks. It deals with the recent judgment of the Court of Protection in London Borough of Tower Hamlets v NB (consent to sex) [2019] EWCOP 27 and the consequences of sensational commentary on it. The...
by Lucy R | Jul 23, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
This blog post originally appeared as an article in the June 2019 issue of Family Law [2019] Fam Law 694. As we write this column just after Easter we are peering through the window to things happening over in the civil jurisdiction whilst waiting for the President of...
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by Abigail Bond | Jul 22, 2019 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a post from Abigail Bond, one of our new contributors. Abigail tweets as @AbigailBond1. On Friday 21 June 2019 Mrs Justice Lieven gave an ex tempore (spoken) judgment in open court in the Court of Protection, declaring that AB, a 24 year old...
by Sophie Smith Holland | Jul 21, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a post from Sophie Smith-Holland, who tweets as @SSmithHolland. The question of how the family court deals with domestic abuse has had a huge amount of public and media attention recently. Concerns have been raised that the system is placing children and...
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