Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by reporting watch team | Jul 30, 2017 | FCReportingWatch, Uncategorized

Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published Judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURT CASES Mother wins court battle to change...

Charlie Gard – a pause

by reporting watch team | Jul 30, 2017 | Cases, FCReportingWatch

We haven’t forgotten about Charlie Gard. He is very much on our minds. We have written a lot about him but right now just after Charlie’s passing it seems right to pause. We will update with further blog posts on what has happened since our last post, and...

Achievement unlocked : Our experience of the IPSO process

by reporting watch team | Jul 30, 2017 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

The Independent Press Standards Organisation have recently published the “Resolution Statement” in respect of our complaint about an article by The Telegraph’s Christopher Booker regarding Court of Protection proceedings concerning the now deceased...

Kindertotenlieder and the limits of transparency

by Barbara Rich | Jul 23, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder was on Radio 3 as I drove across London a week or so ago.  It’s music I’ve always found nearly unbearable to listen to, because it’s about the death of children. The poems Mahler set to music were written by the 19th century German poet...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by reporting watch team | Jul 22, 2017 | FCReportingWatch

Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published Judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURT CASES Wonder of mobile internet means I can deal...

Re W (Wonder of mobile internet)

by reporting watch team | Jul 20, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

A curious article appeared in the Telegraph this week, headlined : Wonder of mobile internet means I can deal with cases on the move, top family court judge says It details the fact that Top Judges have opposable thumbs and are able to operate an iphone, just like...