Too Middle Class to be a Good Mum?

by Sarah P | Apr 18, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story. The klaxon in The Transparency Project bat cave has been set to silent these past few weeks, given the strident frequency with which it had been blaring out. However, requests from concerned readers are still...

Grandmother, 53, who refused to help social workers find her three-year-old grandchild is held in prison for two days after council bosses said she was in contempt of court

by reporting watch team | Apr 18, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

We said we’d re-visit this February 2017 article from the Daily Mail once we had sight of Peter Jackson J’s judgment of his decision not to commit* grandmother Alison Moutiq. *send to prison ⓝⓔⓦ Bedford Borough Council v Moutiq & Ors [2017] EWFC 22 (28 February...

Christopher Booker is puzzled

by reporting watch team | Apr 17, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Christopher Booker is “puzzled” by our “child protection” system, and in particular some things about the Samantha Baldwin case (see : Why are the police so happy to “hunt” innocent parents? in today’s Sunday Telegraph, not...

Good Work Mr Work – but is it GENIUS Work? Nope.

by reporting watch team | Apr 14, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

The case of Work v Gray has been in the news this week, as the Court of Appeal dealt with Mr Work’s attempt to overturn a decision that his wife should get a half share of their fortune. We wrote about it in January here : A genius from another planet? This post...

Re W : a most difficult and concerning case of its type

by reporting watch team | Apr 12, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Re W is a very long judgment. Re W (A Child) [2017] EWHC 829 (Fam) (06 March 2017) This post is but an outline of it and does not cover the details in full. It is heartbreaking to read, and will have been heartbreaking for W’s parents to hear when delivered last...

‘Gross and obvious irregularity’ by a family court judge – LL v the Lord Chancellor

by Julie D | Apr 12, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

An unusual case from the Court of Appeal was published on BAILII this week, LL v the Lord Chancellor [2017 EWCA Civ 237, in which a High Court judge was criticised for ‘gross and obvious irregularity’ in dealing with a father in a family hearing and, as a...