The review of the presumption of parental involvement – latest news

by reporting watch team | Jan 28, 2025 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, FOI

As you can read about here, we’ve been regularly sending Freedom of Information requests to the Ministry of Justice about the ‘urgent’ review they were undertaking on the presumption of parental involvement. The statutory presumption that it’s in a...

PR about PR

by Polly Morgan | Jan 28, 2025 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Here at The Transparency Project, we sometimes receive press releases from law firms. It’s common for barristers’ chambers and law firms to promote their involvement in different cases, and sometimes on the unpopular side of those cases. It’s absolutely crucial to the...

New practice guidance on intermediaries in family courts

by Julie Doughty | Jan 27, 2025 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Resources

New practice guidance ‘The use of Intermediaries, Lay Advocates and Cognitive Assessments in the Family Court’,  was issued by the President of the Family Division on 23 January. The guidance is quite brief and refers to three court judgments delivered over the...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by reporting watch team | Jan 3, 2025 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.  MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The Observer view: Ignore...

Updates on the operation of family courts – mainly about delay

by Julie Doughty | Dec 13, 2024 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Resources, Trends

Two important resources for family court users and professionals were published at the end of November: a webinar to ‘Refocus on the Public Law Outline (PLO)’ and a Family Court Annual Report that covers the year 2023-2024 – although it’s the first annual report...

ASSISTED DYING : WHAT ROLE FOR THE JUDGE? MORE THOUGHTS

by Guest Post | Dec 6, 2024 | Comment, Transparency News

This is a guest post from Sir James Munby, the former President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales. It follows on from his previous pieces on this topic here and here. I make no apologies for returning again to the important question of the...