Remote Justice : A Judge’s perspective

by Guest Post | Apr 7, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch

This guest post is written by an anonymous Circuit Judge working in the Family Court. There is no question that remote hearings are a good means of ensuring the continued delivery of the decision-making element of the family justice system.  It is amazing that we...

How are remote family court hearings working for families? Survey

by Lucy R | Apr 7, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Trends

Everyone in the family court is working hard to try and keep the show on the road at a time when we can’t hold face to face hearings. There has been a lot of information and feedback from judges and lawyers, but until we published an impactful blog post by Celia...

Remote hearings: a gulf between lawyers and lay parties?

by Malvika Jaganmohan | Mar 29, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

In the last two weeks, the family justice system has been plunged into the deep end. Family lawyers, judges and court staff have been grappling with varied forms of technology to transition cases online as quickly as possible during the coronavirus crisis. Inevitably,...

Remote justice: a family perspective

by Guest Post | Mar 29, 2020 | Cases, Comment, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch

This is a guest post by Celia Kitzinger, co-director of the Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre and Honorary Professor, Cardiff University School of Law and Politics. She tweets as @KitzingerCelia The judgment in this Court of Protection case was...

Covid-19, the UK’s Coronavirus Bill and emergency ‘remote’ court hearings: what does it mean for open justice?

by Judith Townend | Mar 24, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News

NB An updated version of this post now appears at Judith’s own blog here. There will be an increasing use of ‘remote hearings’ in the courts in England and Wales in coming weeks and months, under existing law, and if extended provisions in the emergency...

Child arrangements and shared care during the corona outbreak

by Lucy R | Mar 24, 2020 | FCReportingWatch

We don’t give legal advice at The Transparency Project, but we know lots of parents are worried about whether or not they can see their children or send them to the other parent. As of late last night the government guidance is clear that the exclusions to the...