by Lucy R | Oct 11, 2017 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
Eastenders has recently run a story line about child protection. It hasn’t gone down very well with social workers, with many newspapers covering the criticism of it along the lines set out in The Daily Mail here : Viewers have slammed an...
by Louise Tickle | Oct 9, 2017 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
The Muslim foster care case first reported in The Times has prompted harsh criticism of the choices made by journalists when investigating complaints about poor social work practice. I make no comment on the writing, front page positioning, headline or the intentions...
by Julie Doughty | Oct 4, 2017 | Comment, Court of Protection, Transparency News
Questions about the Court of Protection transparency pilot Since January 2016, what are (under the original court rules) ‘private’ court hearings in the Court of Protection have been held in public under a so-called pilot scheme. ‘Pilot’,...
by Lucy R | Oct 3, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
“Delayed adoption is sure to damage a child”, writes Clare Foges for The Times (paywall). “Attempting to place children with family members has stalled the process to an alarming extent” says the subheader. Here we go again. For children who...
by Paul M | Sep 24, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch
The recent judgment of Mr Justice Peter Jackson that doctors and relatives do not always need to consult the court before withdrawing medical treatment from a terminally ill patient has been reported under headlines labelling it a “right to die” case. This is wrong...
by Lucy R | Sep 16, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
As long ago as April a number of lawyers began asking questions to clarify public criticisms made by John Hemming about a case dealt with in the family court. This week John Hemming has published a blog post which appears to be an(other) attempt to answer some of our...
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