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Legal blogging – placement order for adoption of a baby

Legal blogging – placement order for adoption of a baby

by Julie Doughty | Jul 28, 2025 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

I wrote in April about an earlier hearing I’d attended in this case at Cardiff Family Court  before District Judge Saunders. This had originally seemed a sad but straightforward case of an abandoned baby for whom adoption would be the right outcome. Care...
A failed reunification plan

A failed reunification plan

by Julie Doughty | Jul 20, 2025 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

A 13 year old boy was refusing to obey High Court orders that he spend time with his mother following his parents’ separation. After three years of failed attempts to persuade him to see her, the court asked the Tipstaff’s office to enforce an order that he be...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: June 2025

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: June 2025

by reporting watch team | Jul 1, 2025 | 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 (£) reported...
‘If I had to live with mum I’d jump out of the window’ – Why two boys ended up living with their dad

‘If I had to live with mum I’d jump out of the window’ – Why two boys ended up living with their dad

by Lucy R | Jun 29, 2025 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Open Reporting

On the day I saw them trot across the court waiting room on the way back from meeting the judge, Jamie and Andrew* were 10 and 14. I didn’t know that at the time, to me they looked smaller, younger. But the visit seemed to have gone well, as best I could tell from...
Can a court make a journalist reveal their source of information about a family court hearing?

Can a court make a journalist reveal their source of information about a family court hearing?

by Julie Doughty | Jun 17, 2025 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Open Reporting

A recently published judgment, Louise Tickle v The Father & Ors [2025] EWFC 160 is helpful in reaffirming journalists’ rights to protect the confidentiality of their sources, specifically in the context of a Family Court case. This judgment about sources of...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: June 2025

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: May 2025

by Paul M | May 30, 2025 | 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 Observer ran a piece...
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