by reporting watch team | Dec 5, 2024 | Comment, Consultations
The Law Commission for England and Wales is consulting on proposals to reform the law of contempt of court. The consultation paper is more than 400 pages long but there’s a handy summary on the web page. As most readers of this blog are only too well aware, a...
by Guest Post | Oct 30, 2024 | Comment, Consultations
This is a guest post by Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill had its first, purely formal, reading in the House of Commons on 16 October 2024, when it was presented by Kim Leadbeater MP. The important...
by Lucy R | Oct 19, 2024 | Comment, Consultations, Explanation, Transparency News
We were asked a ‘simple’ question a while back about the law that protects the privacy around court cases about children. How long does the law preventing people talking about those cases carry on for? Can you say what you like as soon as the case is over? Or does...
by Guest Post | Oct 19, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This is a guest post by Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division. For a summary of the issues raised in this piece please read this post: Contempt of Court by Publication of Information Relating to Family (Children) Proceedings – A Simple...
by Guest Post | Sep 26, 2024 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch
This is Sir James Munby’s response to the Law Commission’s current open consultation. The consultation is open until 8 November. Sir James is the previous President of the Family Division. The Transparency Project will be submitting its own response...
by reporting watch team | Sep 15, 2023 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
In May this year, the Ministry of Justice issued a call for evidence from all interested parties, including the judiciary, legal professionals, the media, businesses, academics, law and technology experts and court and tribunal users on how they think the government...
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