by Paul M | Jan 15, 2015 | Cases, Comment, Explanation
There is an assumption in some parts of the media that the Family Courts are deliberately operating in a secretive manner in order to cover up the sinister conduct of social workers, doctors, and local authorities, and that is why hearings are held in private (ie in...
by Lucy R | Jan 7, 2015 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Project
As its very new, we’re still feeling our way through how we will run this project – and we have recently had to deal with the thorny issue of what the limits are on comments about individual cases. We have an “Editorial Policy” here, which sets...
by David Burrows | Dec 20, 2014 | Analysis, Comment
Amongst family judges it has become quite the rage to open up your court and welcome in – well, probably a few lonely souls and a couple of local journalists, limited to those cases where a parent has been sounding off on Facebook or trying to take a child from...
by Lucy R | Nov 2, 2014 | Cases, Explanation, Notorious
Curious news reports regarding the cause of death of a baby girl in Cumbria, began circulating some weeks ago. The BBC reported that the coroner saying that “there had been a two-week Family Court hearing into the death, which found the cause of death could not...
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