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Anonymisation of a young adult applicant for judicial review about section 20

Anonymisation of a young adult applicant for judicial review about section 20

by Julie Doughty | Apr 10, 2023 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch

There are two matters of interest in this unusual judgment by Mr Justice  Mostyn in respect of a claim for judicial review brought by a teenager against a local authority, originally published on The National Archives as TT v Essex County Council [2023] EWHC 721 (Fam)...
Closed hearings in the Court of Protection: under-scrutiny?

Closed hearings in the Court of Protection: under-scrutiny?

by Paul M | Mar 24, 2023 | Comment, Court of Protection, Transparency News

The Court of Protection will, on rare occasions, not only hear a case in private but do so without telling one of the parties or their representatives, even after it’s happened. This is known as a ‘closed’ hearing. The court has power to do so under the Court of...
Cardiff Family Drug & Alcohol Court – a snapshot

Cardiff Family Drug & Alcohol Court – a snapshot

by Lucy R | Mar 21, 2023 | Cases, Comment, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot

On 2 February 2023, I attended the Family Court in Cardiff, aiming to report on cases under the newly launched Reporting Pilot. I identified one case on the court list which I was able both to attend and report. It turned out to be a hearing in the FDAC – the Family...
‘Somewhere in the history of this case we have lost our humanity’

‘Somewhere in the history of this case we have lost our humanity’

by Julie Doughty | Mar 5, 2023 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is an update on a case I wrote about in September last year – ‘Choosing the course which is less stressful to the child’. The hearing before Mrs Justive Lieven last summer concerned applications for care orders by Warwickshire County Council in...
Transparency in the Family Courts and the Court of Protection: what are the differences?

Transparency in the Family Courts and the Court of Protection: what are the differences?

by Paul M | Mar 2, 2023 | Comment, Court of Protection, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot, Transparency News

With the recent launch of the Transparency Reporting Pilot in the family courts, there may be a risk of confusion over some of the terminology, such as “Transparency Orders”, already used in the Court of Protection, and misunderstanding over the role of “legal...
What’s the future for open justice and ‘justice system data’ policy?

What’s the future for open justice and ‘justice system data’ policy?

by Judith Townend | Feb 24, 2023 | Comment, Events, Transparency News

“Our justice system is years behind other public services like health and education in collecting and using data to understand performance and impact” says Natalie Byrom, director of research at the Legal Education Foundation (TLEF). “We need a fundamental shift in...
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