Can a spouse claim your abuse or injury damages on divorce?

by Polly Morgan | Jul 20, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

The Family Court Reporting Watch has turned up the following – and we’ve been asked on twitter to explain this story too. The Mail Online reports ‘Abuse victim who was handed £175,000 compensation is ordered to give his ex-wife £100,000 of it as part of his divorce...

What is happening now on the case of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard?

by reporting watch team | Jul 18, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

We’ve written about Charlie’s case before. This is an update, focusing mainly on recent developments, and recent press coverage and social media comment on the case, much of which has been misleading or poorly informed. The current situation There was a...

Talking about adoption and voluntary foster care under section 20

by reporting watch team | Jul 12, 2017 | FCReportingWatch

The launch of a Family Rights Group report ‘Co-operation or Coercion? Children coming into the care system under voluntary arrangements’, has triggered discussion about the use of  “section 20”, the piece of law that allows a child to be placed voluntarily...

Supreme Court ruling on pension discrimination ensures equal treatment for same sex couples

by Polly Morgan | Jul 12, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Today’s Supreme Court decision in Walker v Innospec is a decision that will make a huge difference to married or civilly partnered gay and lesbian couples as they get older. It stops pension schemes from paying the surviving spouse of same-sex married or civilly...

The limits of family court influence over adult disputes about children Part II

by Sarah P | Jul 10, 2017 | Comment, FCReportingWatch

There are three sides to every story – your side, my side and the truth. The judgment in Gibbs v Gibbs [2017] EWHC 1700 (Fam) was handed down on 29th June 2017. It raises some immediate and interesting questions about how the family courts deal with evidence and...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by reporting watch team | Jul 9, 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 COURTS CASES  Notably accurate (or otherwise...