by Guest Post | Aug 8, 2024 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, Notorious
In this guest post, barrister Elizabeth Wark explains what happened when a solicitor accidentally applied online for a divorce for the wrong client, and why that couldn’t be fixed by the court. The facts In the recent case of Williams v. Williams [2024] EWHC 733...
by Julie Doughty | Jul 4, 2024 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot
I’m taking up this report from Lucy’s of 5 May. This is our first successful legal blogging from a hearing before magistrates in the family court – which the mainstream media appear to be ignoring. Magistrates hear the less complicated cases which are unlikely to...
by Julie Doughty | Jun 13, 2024 | Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
As we wrote about here, the Government announced in April: ‘Child rapists to automatically have parental responsibility stripped: Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws.’ However, this...
by Guest Post | May 30, 2024 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Trends
This post is a guest post by Anna Yarde. Anna is a children barrister at Harcourt Chambers. This commentary is intended for lawyers to read and for lay parties to benefit from. A Guide for Lawyers – Improving Transparency in the Family Court Written Advocacy –...
by Paul M | May 5, 2024 | Comment, Transparency News
Giving the keynote speech at the Society of Editors 25th anniversary conference on 30 April 2024 the Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr of Walton-On-The-Hill, announced the establishment of a new Transparency and Open Justice Board, to be chaired by Mr Justice...
by Guest Post | May 3, 2024 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post from Alexander Chandler KC. The post originally appeared on Alex’s Family Brief blog here and is republished here with thanks to Alex. Alex tweets as @familybrief. Examples, Authorities and the Panopticon Cast your mind back to the first...
Recent Comments