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Not enough legal blogging under the reporting pilots? We explore why that might be…

Not enough legal blogging under the reporting pilots? We explore why that might be…

by reporting watch team | Sep 23, 2023 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot

We’ve heard rumbles a couple of times in recent months, along the lines of ‘not enough legal blogging’ under the new reporting pilots in Cardiff, Carlisle and Leeds family court centres. They’ve got us thinking about how many legal blogging...
The Transparency Review, reviewed

The Transparency Review, reviewed

by reporting watch team | Sep 2, 2023 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot, Transparency News

As the two year anniversary of the publication of the Transparency Review approaches, how does Sir Andrew McFarlane’s acknowledgment of the need for a major shift in culture and process to increase the transparency of the family justice system, and his promises of a...
Holding a fact finding hearing in the absence of the perpetrator

Holding a fact finding hearing in the absence of the perpetrator

by Julie D | Aug 6, 2023 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot

I recently attended a hearing at Cardiff Family Court as a legal blogger under the Reporting Pilot, in the hope of finding out more about QLRs (under the ‘qualified legal representative’ scheme), as we discussed in this post: What’s a QLR and what’s all the fuss...
The Transparency Review, reviewed

Talking in code

by reporting watch team | Jul 19, 2023 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot, Transparency News

Some good news. Two bits actually. Firstly, the President has recently announced that the Reporting Pilot will be extended to cover Magistrates from October. Better late than never – the pilot will be ten months into its year long run by that time, so unless the...
What’s a QLR and what’s all the fuss about?

What’s a QLR and what’s all the fuss about?

by Lucy R | Jul 18, 2023 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot

QLR stands for ‘Qualified Legal Representative’, which sounds quite simple. However, in light of a recent article about the topic of QLRs, we thought it would be helpful to give some basic explanations of some of the terminology and the scheme. The article...
Media & bloggers observing hearings

Media & bloggers observing hearings

by Julie D | Jun 4, 2023 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

It is now 14 years since the Family Procedure Rules were amended to allow ‘accredited media representatives’ i.e. journalists to attend most types of family court hearings, and more than four years since ‘duly authorised lawyers’ i.e. legal...
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