by Guest Post | Nov 19, 2018 | Comment
Originally posted on her own Blog, MummyTiger granted us permission to post her story here for our readers. Focusing on adoption and the difficult subject of direct contact, we welcome discussion on this. Does adoption need to be ‘closed’ as often as it...
by Paul M | Nov 16, 2018 | Comment, Transparency News
This week the Lord Chief Justice issued his annual report for 2018. It does not make for comfortable reading. “I view the low levels of morale within the judiciary with considerable concern. The poor state of many of our buildings is a contributing factor....
by Guest Post | Nov 16, 2018 | Comment
This is a guest post by Jess Mant, a lecturer in law at Cardiff University, who has undertaken research directly with unrepresented litigants about their experiences in family courts. Jess was recently quoted in a Financial Times article, ‘Justice for All?: inside the...
by Sarah P | Nov 16, 2018 | Comment
In March 2017 HHJ Carol Atkinson handed down judgment in the case of H (Children : exclusion of Mackenzie friend) (Rev 1) [2017] EWFC B31 (05 March 2017). Legal Futures and the Transparency Project wrote about it at the time, though this had slipped...
by reporting watch team | Nov 7, 2018 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
On Saturday 13 October, Families Need Fathers sent us a document called Analysis of Post LASPO Use of Non-Molestation Orders and said it was embargoed until the following Monday. On Monday morning, the Guardian published Parents ‘weaponising’ domestic...
by Paul M | Nov 6, 2018 | Comment, Transparency News
HMCTS have been holding regular events to update court users and get feedback on its massive ongoing Reform project. The latest such event, which took place at Westminster University in London last week, was focused on family law. Among the major developments on...
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