by reporting watch team | Sep 23, 2019 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This blog post originally appeared as the Transparency Project’s monthly column in the August 2019 issue of Family Law [2019] Fam Law 959. As we write this month’s column we are awaiting news of whether the six month long legal blogging pilot that has been...
by Julie Doughty | Sep 20, 2019 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
The case of Strand Lobben and others v. Norway 37282/13 raises issues about the human rights of birth mothers in adoption proceedings. In the context of all the discussions currently going on about human rights in adoption, it’s disappointing, despite having gone...
by Alice T | Sep 16, 2019 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
The Transparency Project was pleased to receive an invitation to this seminar hosted by Rights of Women, which took place on 3rd September in London. I popped along on their behalf. Dashed hopes My hope was that we might glean something of the progress and...
by Emma Nottingham | Sep 15, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Day 5 continued with submissions from Vikram Sachdeva QC, representing Tafida, instructed by her aunt as litigation friend. He submitted that the court should take no difference between adults and children in principle. Both should look at best interests in light of...
by Emma Nottingham | Sep 13, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
As mentioned in my first blog post this week, there are two cases being heard. The first three days heard the first case, which was an application for judicial review. This application was made by Tafida’s parents to consider the legality of the decision of the...
by Emma Nottingham | Sep 11, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
The facts of the case and summaries of day 1 and 2 can be viewed here: Tafida Raqeeb: First Day of the High Court Case Tafida Raqeeb Case: Day 2 in the High Court. Day 3 of the hearing continued with Katie Gollop QC’s submissions for Barts NHS Health Trust. She...
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