Making sense of parental alienation (Part 2)

by reporting watch team | Dec 5, 2018 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

In Part 1 of this blog post, we provided an update on policy and practice regarding issues of parental alienation. Re D [2018] EWFC B64 is a very lengthy (64 pages) fact-finding judgment by HHJ Clifford Bellamy in Chesterfield Family Court, delivered on 19...

The Sammy Woodhouse Story and Associated Campaigns – An Update

by Lucy R | Dec 1, 2018 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

When we first posted on Tuesday about the Sammy Woodhouse story as it appeared in The Times (initially an anonymous story but swiftly identified as a story about Sammy and her son) the only real source of information was The Times itself (and a brief video posted on...

When should I apply for permission not to notify a father about a court case concerning his child?

by reporting watch team | Nov 30, 2018 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Since the Sammy Woodhouse story first hit the news on Tuesday, the shape of the campaign she has launched for a change in the law relating to the rights of rapist fathers has gone through a number of changes. However, one early call was for guidance on the...

I’d have written that article too

by Louise Tickle | Nov 28, 2018 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

This is a blog post by Louise Tickle, journalist member of The Transparency Project. It relates to yesterday’s Times article by Andrew Norfolk and the blog post from our chair Lucy Reed that we published yesterday in response, and in which we indicated that we...

Did a council ‘act perversely’ to offer a jailed rapist a chance to see his victim’s child?

by Lucy R | Nov 27, 2018 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Today sees another Andrew Norfolk front page article in The Times about the wrongs committed in the Family Court and by social services. Sadly, just like last time, this is a sensationalised headline and article which ignores some important facts and legal...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by reporting watch team | Nov 10, 2018 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURT CASES The Guardian – We questioned Families...