by Lucy R | Jul 19, 2026 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Open Reporting
A much delayed legal blogpost – an explanation In October 2024 I visited the Central Family Court in London. My objective was to observe a hearing before the magistrates. At the time, the Reporting Pilot was in operation and there had been almost no reporting of...
by reporting watch team | Jul 17, 2026 | Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch
New family court rules spark hope that the ‘days of bogus experts are over’: Changes coming into effect this month will keep unregulated experts out of courts in all but exceptional cases is the headline from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) on 10...
by Alice T | Jul 8, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
I went to Brighton Family Court in April 2026, as a legal blogger for a public legal education charity. I observed the Pre-Hearing Review (PHR) of a mother’s 2024 application to vary a contact order made in 2022. This was the fourth set of proceedings between the...
by reporting watch team | Jul 2, 2026 | Cases, Court of Protection, 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 Law Society...
by reporting watch team | Jul 2, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Open Reporting, Transparency News
We get many requests to The Transparency Project for one of our legal bloggers to attend court hearings and/or to suggest a journalist who can attend and report. We at TP have limited capacity as we’re volunteers and, although we know a few excellent journalists...
by Julie Doughty | Jun 24, 2026 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Last month I attended an online hearing in Slough Family Court where the issue for the judge was whether the English court still had jurisdiction regarding a mother’s application, or whether family court proceedings should instead take place in Poland, where her son...
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