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Making cases smaller – while ensuring a fair trial

Making cases smaller – while ensuring a fair trial

by Julie Doughty | Mar 13, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch

We’ve noticed a number of recent family court judgments where Mrs Justice Lieven in the High Court is seriously attempting to tackle some of the causes of delays in family court cases and also addressing problems created by the scarcity of publicly funded resources....
Another happy ending in East London Family Court – legal blogging under the extended Reporting Pilot

Another happy ending in East London Family Court – legal blogging under the extended Reporting Pilot

by Paul M | Mar 3, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

Returning to East London Family Court after my first experience of legal blogging under the Reporting Pilot (recently extended to this court), I was able to see another judge at work and to witness yet another happy resolution to what had evidently been a long and...
Another happy ending in East London Family Court – legal blogging under the extended Reporting Pilot

Happy endings in East London Family Court – legal blogging under the extended Reporting Pilot

by Paul M | Feb 18, 2024 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

The transparency Reporting Pilot, launched a year ago in just three courts, has recently been expanded to a further 16 courts, one of which is East London Family Court. As that court is within easy reach by public transport, I decided to investigate its potential for...
The MoJ review of the presumption of parental involvement

The MoJ review of the presumption of parental involvement

by reporting watch team | Feb 11, 2024 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, FOI

We have now had a reply from the Ministry of Justice to our second annual request under the Freedom of Information Act about the ‘urgent’ (2020) review of the presumption of parental involvement. Details are explained in this post. In short, we have been trying to...
Maintenance for a disabled adult child: a case of legal blogging

Maintenance for a disabled adult child: a case of legal blogging

by Polly Morgan | Feb 6, 2024 | Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

Between August 2022 and June 2023, I observed, online, a number of hearings in a single case heard by His Honour Judge Shelton who is a judge in the family court in Leeds. The case was about the amount of money that the father/ex husband (James) should pay towards his...
Reporting Pilot Expansion – training video for lawyers

Reporting Pilot Expansion – training video for lawyers

by reporting watch team | Feb 4, 2024 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot, Resources, Transparency News

On Monday 29 Jan the (children) Reporting Pilot expanded to a whole host of new courts across England and Wales, and a new Financial Remedy Reporting Pilot began. Overall this will vastly increase the potential for reporters to observe and write about the work of the...
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