by reporting watch team | Feb 25, 2018 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Proportionality and no order for costs in discharge order proceedings – Discharge order appeal The recent care case of M (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 240 (judgment: 20 February 2018) has achieved some notoriety because the mother, who won her appeal, still had to...
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by Paul M | Feb 25, 2018 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
“Secrecy in the court system is a growing concern. The press has a duty to uphold the principle of open justice and act as the eyes and ears of the public in the courts. The Times will resist any attempts to erode those principles.” So concludes a front page story in...
by reporting watch team | Feb 18, 2018 | Cases, FCReportingWatch
This post is about a new judgment from the Court of Appeal called : R (Children) [2018] EWCA Civ 198 (16 February 2018). It is about what approach the family court should take in deciding the background facts to a case where a crime might have been committed, and how...
by reporting watch team | Feb 15, 2018 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
Earlier this month the NSPCC put out a call on twitter for professionals to respond to a survey they are running as part of the evidence gathering phase of ‘a project to support professionals to take the appropriate action when they have concerns about the...
by reporting watch team | Feb 14, 2018 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
‘Voice of the Child: How to help children’s voices be heard loud and clear throughout the family court process’: This was the title of an Open Board Meeting at Cafcass we attended recently. (Cafcass transparently hold two ‘open’ board...
by Lucy R | Feb 12, 2018 | Events, FCReportingWatch
Family Law publishes a regular column by The Transparency Project. This blog post originally appeared in the February 2018 issue,[2018] Fam Law 222. On 5 December 2017, The Transparency Project hosted a debate about privacy and accountability in the family courts, in...
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