by reporting watch team | Oct 18, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
This is a joint post by Paul Magrath and Harriet Humberstone, who last month attended a final hearing before Recorder McAllister in a case listed for three days at the Central Family Court in London. Paul and Harriet are both ‘duly authorised lawyers’ aka legal...
by reporting watch team | Oct 2, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The Times (£) had a...
by reporting watch team | Sep 30, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
An important new judgment from the Court of Appeal was published on the judiciary website this week – Re C (Child Arrangements Orders; Domestic Abuse; Child Focused Court) [2026] EWCA Civ 1216 This was a case about contact between four children and their...
by Julie Doughty | Sep 22, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
A 12 year old boy (who I’ll call ‘Jon’ – not his real name) had been subject to private law proceedings for more than three years. In a final hearing before HHJ Gibbons at Oxford Family Court this summer, the Cafcass guardian said that Jon had been failed by the...
by Guest Post | Sep 18, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Saara Parijaat. Saara is an undergraduate law student at the London School of Economics and hopes to pursue a career at the Bar. Re E (Special Guardianship; Public Law Proceedings) [2026] EWCA Civ 1167 is a recently published Court of Appeal...
by reporting watch team | Sep 13, 2026 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
The law reform and human rights charity, JUSTICE, is proposing ‘a rights- and rule of law-based framework’ for the use of AI in the justice system – Ensuring technology strengthens justice and the rule of law. We’re glad someone is! A briefing paper, Social work use...
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