by Polly Morgan | Jan 24, 2018 | Analysis, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
There was an interesting article in The Times last week, ‘Is there such a thing as a good divorce? (paywall), written by Grania Langdon-Down. It was a bit of a hodge-podge of different concepts, but one bit I did find interesting was the suggestion that courts are...
by reporting watch team | Jan 20, 2018 | Cases, FCReportingWatch
The BBC recently reported that two children were to be adopted ‘as kisses and cuddles [were] not enough’. The use of a direct quotation and the inclusion of the judge’s name in the headline and article, enabled us to locate the judgment in the case...
by Lucy R | Jan 7, 2018 | Analysis, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Family Law publishes a regular blog series by The Transparency Project. This post originally appeared in August 2017 at [2017] Fam Law 908. It is reproduced here with kind permission of the publisher. In the June issue of Family Law at [2017] Fam Law 693 we wrote...
by reporting watch team | Jan 6, 2018 | Cases, FCReportingWatch
The Sun are very very cross. Why is that? Well…. Here’s the headline : REDKNAPP DIVORCE SECRET Jamie and Louise Redknapp’s divorce papers to be kept secret as a judge blocks the release of documents District Judge Ian Paul Mulkis blocked the release of...
by Sarah P | Jan 3, 2018 | Explanation, FCReportingWatch
On December 21st 2017, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in CN v Poole Borough Council [2017] EWCA civ 2185. This judgment prompted a report in The Times on the 1st January 2018 with the headline ‘Abuse victims told they can’t sue council for...
by David Burrows | Dec 31, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
Open justice for a child in criminal proceedings What legal principles connect publicity for the 17 year-old Charlie Pearce (born 3 July 2000), a double rapist and attempt murderer (R v Pearce (Press Restrictions) Haddon-Cave J (7 December 2017)) and privacy for a...
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