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by Jack Harrison | Apr 23, 2020 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Re P (A Child: Remote Hearing) (Rev 3) [2020] EWFC 32 is a decision of the President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice, Sir Andrew McFarlane, about whether or not a 15 day trial should go ahead remotely. The trial was set down within care proceedings...
by Paul M | Apr 19, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
We have heard a lot about how the courts are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by conducting hearings online instead of in a physical court room. But while hearings by Skype and Zoom enable participants to maintain social distancing and avoid the risks of...
by reporting watch team | Apr 14, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
News reaches us of a document from the Lord Chief Justice, The President of the Family Division and The Master of the Rolls (a trio of ‘Top Judges’) that was circulated to Circuit and District Judges before the weekend, but which has now begun to be...
by reporting watch team | Apr 13, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Welcome to this month’s Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS Many mainstream...
by Lucy R | Apr 10, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Trends
On 8 April, I went to Stoke-on-Trent for the day. Of course, I didn’t physically go there, but I was able to ‘attend’ the Family Court there, by joining a series of five telephone hearings being handled over the course of a day by a District Judge. I attended using...
by Guest Post | Apr 7, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
This guest post is written by an anonymous Circuit Judge working in the Family Court. There is no question that remote hearings are a good means of ensuring the continued delivery of the decision-making element of the family justice system. It is amazing that we...
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