by David Burrows | Aug 14, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Trends
‘Open justice’ in family proceedings As a High Court judge (Mostyn J) has commented (in Appleton & Anor v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2015] EWHC 2689 (Fam), [2016] 2 FLR 1) rights to open justice in family proceedings are a mess; though – sad to...
by Julie Doughty | Aug 13, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation
The answer to the question is yes, in very limited circumstances and where no harm can be shown as likely to the children. In Southend Borough Council v CO and DW [2017] EWHC 1949 (Fam), reported on BAILII last month, the High Court judge decided not to order parents...
by Barbara Rich | Aug 6, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Uncategorized
UPDATED 23 AUGUST 2017 to add developments since date of first posting under the sub-heading “The story becomes the story” Over the weekend of 22 and 23 July I wrote a post about the legal dispute between Great Ormond Street Hospital and the parents of 11...
by reporting watch team | Aug 1, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Trends
We wrote earlier today about a Guardian article that suggested that there had been 10 cases like Charlie Gard’s so far this year (18 last year), and that they were being dealt with in secret. You can read that post here : Are there other cases like Charlie’s? We...
by Barbara Rich | Aug 1, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
This post was originally posted on the morning of 1 August 2017 as a chronological update of developments in the case since we posted our last update on 18 July. In the light of a comment in response, we thought it would be helpful to extend it to cover the whole of...
by reporting watch team | Aug 1, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Trends
The Guardian reports there have been : Ten cases like Charlie Gard’s heard in English courts this year saying that “figures emerge as debate grows over merits of legal secrecy and high-profile public campaigns”. The Guardian says that the figures...
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