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Can parents publicly petition against care orders?

Can parents publicly petition against care orders?

by Julie Doughty | Aug 13, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation

The answer to the question is yes, in very limited circumstances and where no harm can be shown as likely to the children. In Southend Borough Council v CO and DW [2017] EWHC 1949 (Fam), reported on BAILII last month, the High Court judge decided not to order parents...
Public and private, the limits of transparency in Charlie Gard’s case – an update

Public and private, the limits of transparency in Charlie Gard’s case – an update

by Barbara Rich | Aug 6, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Uncategorized

UPDATED 23 AUGUST 2017 to add developments since date of first posting under the sub-heading “The story becomes the story” Over the weekend of 22 and 23 July I wrote a post about the legal dispute between Great Ormond Street Hospital and the parents of 11...

Joint Research : CAFCASS and Women’s Aid

by reporting watch team | Aug 4, 2017 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Resources

CAFCASS and Women’s Aid have collaborated on research about allegations of domestic abuse in child contact cases. We published a guest post by psychologist Sue Whitcombe on this here : Looking beyond the headlines: domestic abuse allegations in family...

If it’s excellent, can it ever be futile? In defence of transparency and a response to John Bolch

by Sarah P | Jul 28, 2017 | Comment

On 25th July 2017 the legal blogger John Bolch published his further thoughts on the post truth world and its impact on the wider understanding of family law, with particular regard to the work of The Transparency Project. I am happy to take some time to reply as I...
Kindertotenlieder and the limits of transparency

Kindertotenlieder and the limits of transparency

by Barbara Rich | Jul 23, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder was on Radio 3 as I drove across London a week or so ago.  It’s music I’ve always found nearly unbearable to listen to, because it’s about the death of children. The poems Mahler set to music were written by the 19th century German poet...
Cooperation – Not Coercion in Foster to Adopt Placements

Cooperation – Not Coercion in Foster to Adopt Placements

by reporting watch team | Jul 17, 2017 | Comment

Our post on the FRG s20 report Cooperation or Coercion has prompted this guest post by John Simmonds, Director of Policy, Research and Development, CoramBAAF. We are expecting a guest post from Cathy Ashley at Family Rights Group in due course. The publication of the...
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