by Alice T | Mar 11, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious, Transparency News
Last week the Court of Appeal heard journalist Melanie Newman’s appeal against an order against disclosure of the court papers behind a flawed decision that a young child should be adopted (subsequently overturned by the Court of Appeal with the child going home). I...
by reporting watch team | Mar 5, 2021 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Kathryn Cassells. Kathryn is an associate solicitor at Vaitilingam Kay. She tweets as @MasonCassells THIS POST WAS UPDATED ON 2 JUNE 2023 AS MARKED. An explanation of the updates is at the foot of the post. On 16 February 2021, the press...
by Abigail Bond | Mar 5, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a post by regular contributor, Abigail Bond. Abigail is a barrister at St John’s Chambers, Bristol who specialises in Children Law (mainly care proceedings), and Court of Protection health and welfare matters. She tweets as @AbigailBond1. Re A &...
by Alice T | Mar 3, 2021 | FCReportingWatch
This is a short blog to introduce the people and issues, and explain the lead up, ahead of the live-streamed appeal in M (A Child) tomorrow. It aims to give non lawyers a bit of orientation and some links when tuning in to the court of appeal proceedings. The listing...
by reporting watch team | Feb 28, 2021 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
As reported last month, oral evidence sessions are now underway as part of the President of the Family Division’s Transparency Review. See our earlier post here : Family Court Transparency Review – An Update Transparency Project Chair Lucy Reed will be...
by reporting watch team | Feb 28, 2021 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This is the text of a proposal submitted to the Law Commission in February 2021, by The Right Honourable Sir James Munby (President of the Family Division of the High Court from 2013-2018), His Honour Clifford Bellamy (Retired Family Circuit Judge, Patron of The...
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