by Lucy R | Nov 6, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
So what about that Johnny Depp case then? All right, it’s a libel trial, and it involves celebs, and it’s nothing to do with the Family Court – but there are some interesting similarities between how family courts treat domestic abuse and how it was dealt with...
by reporting watch team | Nov 4, 2020 | FCReportingWatch
This is a short post to set out the impact that the Regulations coming into force at midnight at the start of Lockdown 2 will have on contact between parents and child. The regulations and this post apply to England only. General During lockdown 2 it will be unlawful...
by Lucy R | Nov 3, 2020 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
(Please note that this post was edited on 9 November 2020 to remove some inaccurate material) There are many legitimate criticisms of the way in which family courts have dealt with domestic abuse. They are well documented in the Harm Report (see our posts here and...
by Alice T | Oct 30, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
The Transparency Project get regular invitations as stakeholders to the two board meetings Cafcass (England) try to hold in public every year to promote transparency, engagement and trust. There’s been a gap because of Covid but we attended (virtually) the latest...
by Guest Post | Oct 26, 2020 | FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post from Deborah Dinan-Hayward. Deborah is a family barrister at Albion Chambers, Bristol. The question the court had to decide recently was what was the test to be applied by the court in those cases where the parties had agreed to arbitration, but...
by Jack Harrison | Oct 26, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
In this post, I am going to explain two recent decisions by the Court of Appeal about adoption. These are Re Y – which is about leave to oppose (I will explain), and Re JL which is about leave to revoke a placement order (I really will explain). These decisions are...
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