by Lucy R | Mar 4, 2018 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
As we noted in ‘Transparency Project News’ in July [2017] Fam Law 778, August 2017 is the third anniversary of Sir James Munby’s Transparency – the next steps consultation (still available on the judiciary website). We also noted that those responses...
by Paul M | Feb 27, 2018 | Comment, Consultations
In February 2016, the then Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and the Judicial Executive Board issued a consultation entitled “Reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends”. It followed an internal report by a judicial working group and sought...
by Judith Townend | Feb 27, 2018 | Comment, Consultations
This is an edited version of an article which first appeared in Communications Law journal, volume 23, issue 1 (Bloomsbury Professional) and PA Media Lawyer and is re-published here with permission and thanks. In 2012 Mr Justice Tugendhat, ahead of his retirement in...
by reporting watch team | Feb 25, 2018 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Proportionality and no order for costs in discharge order proceedings – Discharge order appeal The recent care case of M (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 240 (judgment: 20 February 2018) has achieved some notoriety because the mother, who won her appeal, still had to...
by reporting watch team | Feb 15, 2018 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
Earlier this month the NSPCC put out a call on twitter for professionals to respond to a survey they are running as part of the evidence gathering phase of ‘a project to support professionals to take the appropriate action when they have concerns about the...
by Sarah P | Feb 12, 2018 | Comment
Family Law publishes a regular column by The Transparency Project. This blog post originally appeared in the December 2017 issue [2017] Fam Law 1396. October 2017 saw a variety of interesting cases, commentary and conferences discussing children’s voices in the...
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