THE FAMILY COURTS MUST SHOW THEIR WORKINGS

by Guest Post | Aug 13, 2020 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch

Melanie Newman is a freelance journalist. Previously a reporter at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, she has also worked for BBC Newsnight and the Victoria Derbyshire Programme. She writes for the British Medical Journal and is a regular contributor to the Law...

Gibbs (Rev 1: Mrs 0)

by Lucy R | Aug 9, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Gibbs v Gibbs (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 2134 is a rather extraordinary judgment. You’ll notice the names are incorporated in the description of the case – that is for two reasons. Firstly, the judgment relates to a committal hearing, which are always held in public...

Corona contact and children in care – Re D-S in the Court of Appeal

by Julie D | Aug 9, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Three children had been living with their grandmother under interim care orders since September 2019, pending a fact-finding hearing listed for November 2020. The reason for the care orders was that one of the children had suffered a fracture, and their mother was one...

Another recusal refusal – but this time the Court of Appeal steps in

by Paul M | Aug 3, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

In the second such case in a month, a judge has refused to recuse herself at the request of a litigant, but on this occasion the Court of Appeal has reversed that decision and ordered that she step down from the case and let another judge take over.  In the...

Re T (A Child: Refusal of Adoption Order) [2020] (EWCA Civ 797)

by Guest Post | Jul 31, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a guest post by Jessica Smith. Jessica is a Trainee Solicitor due to qualify in September 2020 and is aspiring to be a Family Solicitor. She tweets as @JessicaLSmith__ In the recent case of Re T (A Child: Refusal of Adoption Order) [2020] (EWCA Civ 797), the...

Ditch the witch : But which witch law needs ditching?

by reporting watch team | Jul 30, 2020 | FCReportingWatch

Oh dear. Headline in last week’s Independent : Fathers4Justice launches bizarre ‘Ditch The Witch’ campaign outside Johnny Depp court case The standfirst below said : Johnny Depp-Amber Heard story is ‘best advert for divorce in the world’, fathers’ rights group...