Achievement unlocked : Our experience of the IPSO process

by reporting watch team | Jul 30, 2017 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

The Independent Press Standards Organisation have recently published the “Resolution Statement” in respect of our complaint about an article by The Telegraph’s Christopher Booker regarding Court of Protection proceedings concerning the now deceased...

Kindertotenlieder and the limits of transparency

by Barbara Rich | Jul 23, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder was on Radio 3 as I drove across London a week or so ago.  It’s music I’ve always found nearly unbearable to listen to, because it’s about the death of children. The poems Mahler set to music were written by the 19th century German poet...

Re W (Wonder of mobile internet)

by reporting watch team | Jul 20, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

A curious article appeared in the Telegraph this week, headlined : Wonder of mobile internet means I can deal with cases on the move, top family court judge says It details the fact that Top Judges have opposable thumbs and are able to operate an iphone, just like...

Can a spouse claim your abuse or injury damages on divorce?

by Polly Morgan | Jul 20, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

The Family Court Reporting Watch has turned up the following – and we’ve been asked on twitter to explain this story too. The Mail Online reports ‘Abuse victim who was handed £175,000 compensation is ordered to give his ex-wife £100,000 of it as part of his divorce...

What is happening now on the case of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard?

by reporting watch team | Jul 18, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

We’ve written about Charlie’s case before. This is an update, focusing mainly on recent developments, and recent press coverage and social media comment on the case, much of which has been misleading or poorly informed. The current situation There was a...

Supreme Court ruling on pension discrimination ensures equal treatment for same sex couples

by Polly Morgan | Jul 12, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Today’s Supreme Court decision in Walker v Innospec is a decision that will make a huge difference to married or civilly partnered gay and lesbian couples as they get older. It stops pension schemes from paying the surviving spouse of same-sex married or civilly...