The latest remote hearing decision : “Not without my lawyer!”

by Guest Post | May 19, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a post by Delia Minoprio. Delia is a family law barrister at 1 Crown Office Row specialising in all aspects of children work. She tweets as @familylawdm The latest case on remote hearings in a care case comes from Mr Justice Williams,...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by Alice T | May 16, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Welcome to this month’s Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS The Times and the...

Small update from the President on his Transparency Review call for evidence

by Alice T | May 16, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

This is a quick post to share some helpful updating information from the President. We think only those who responded to the Transparency Review call for evidence will have received this email update. So for those who don’t already know, the President has now...

To name or not to name – that is the question

by Lucy R | May 12, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

We noticed two cases in which judgments were published yesterday, the very day that the President’s Transparency Review call for evidence closed – each deals with the question of whether a local authority who had brought care proceedings should be named, and...

Transparency Review Call For Evidence Closes – Our Response

by Lucy R | May 11, 2020 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News

The President of the Family Division’s Transparency Review Panel put out a call for evidence in the early months of the year, before Covid-19 darkened our doors. Today the several-times-extended deadline for that call for evidence fell due. The Transparency...

Transgender man loses appeal and remains recognised as ‘mother’ on child’s birth certificate

by Emma Nottingham | May 10, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This case concerns an appeal by Alfred McConnell (previously anonymised as TT in the first instance decision). Mr McConnell was born female but around 10 years ago, at the age of 22, transitioned to become male, undergoing testosterone treatment and a double...