by Sarah P | Jan 22, 2015 | Comment
‘If I wait for evidence it can be too late’ – when dramatic licence goes too far I watched the first half of Silent Witness: Protection on Wednesday via iplayer and smiled indulgently at some of the more anguished twitter responses to its...
by Paul M | Jan 15, 2015 | Cases, Comment, Explanation
There is an assumption in some parts of the media that the Family Courts are deliberately operating in a secretive manner in order to cover up the sinister conduct of social workers, doctors, and local authorities, and that is why hearings are held in private (ie in...
by Lucy R | Jan 13, 2015 | Comment, Trends, Uncategorized
Transparency is about understanding not information. Quality not quantity. Substance not form. So more judgments ≠ more transparency. And more open courts ≠ more transparency. And more and more and more and more and more information on a single website ≠ more...
by Lucy R | Jan 7, 2015 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Project
As its very new, we’re still feeling our way through how we will run this project – and we have recently had to deal with the thorny issue of what the limits are on comments about individual cases. We have an “Editorial Policy” here, which sets...
by Julie Doughty | Dec 22, 2014 | Comment
This article from the Press Gazette explains why the judge thought it right to identify the members of this family, who were involved in an international abduction case (or ‘tug of love’ in media-speak) What do people think? (I’ve yet to see how it...
by Sarah P | Dec 21, 2014 | Comment
Beyond all ideas of right and wrong there is a field – I will meet you there. Rumi On 11th November 2014 the Family Justice Council held its 8th Annual Debate and panel discussion at Westminster Central Hall. The topic for discussion was transparency....
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