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Supreme Court confirms the permanence of adoption

Supreme Court confirms the permanence of adoption

by Julie Doughty | May 1, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

The Supreme Court judgment in Re X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) [2026] UKSC 13 was published on 22 April. We had watched the hearing and we wrote about it in this post on 20 February – Undoing an adoption order: an update. We don’t have...
Ending or suspending parental responsibility – new laws

Ending or suspending parental responsibility – new laws

by reporting watch team | Apr 8, 2026 | Explanation, FCReportingWatch

You’ll often see this topic described as ‘stripping’ or ‘removing’ an abusive father’s parental rights but parental responsibility (PR) can’t often simply be taken away – although where the circumstances justify it, PR can be restricted or effectively...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: March 2026

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: March 2026

by reporting watch team | Apr 2, 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 Sunday Times (£) began the...
The Vice Chancellor and the Cake Maker – Part 2

The Vice Chancellor and the Cake Maker – Part 2

by reporting watch team | Mar 27, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch

This is an update on the post we wrote on 18 March about family court and defamation proceedings relating to a high profile couple, Professor James Tooley and Ms Cynthia Tooley/Stroud MBE. Two new judgments in Ms Tooley’s defamation case have been published – one...
Does the Open Justice Principle apply in the Court of Protection?

Does the Open Justice Principle apply in the Court of Protection?

by Julie Doughty | Mar 27, 2026 | Cases, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch

Earlier this week, the Court of Appeal heard an argument that the Open Justice Principle does not apply to the Court of Protection (CoP) and that an ‘urban myth’ had wrongly grown that any attempt to restrict public access to CoP proceedings was ‘a...
When ‘transparency’ orders create opacity

When ‘transparency’ orders create opacity

by reporting watch team | Mar 24, 2026 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

[For further developments, see: Censorship by Meta? Update on Pringle v Nervo, 17 May 2026.] This story by the Good Law Project on 19 March – Liv Nervo: Court calls Pringle’s ‘shameful’ conduct ‘abuse’- is about a mother who wanted to publicise her family court...
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