by Judith Townend | Jul 1, 2020 | Comment, Legal blogging, Transparency News
The chief executive of HMCTS, Susan Acland-Hood, has responded to an open letter from NGOs and academics raising concerns about the provision of open justice measures during the COVID-19 emergency period. In summary, the response confirms: that for public hearings...
by reporting watch team | Jun 24, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
News just in that the legal blogging pilot (PD36J) has been extended until the end of December. The pilot has been running since 2018 and allows legally qualified legal bloggers to attend private family hearings to aid transparency. Earlier this year the Family...
by Alice T | Jun 24, 2020 | Legal blogging
I’ve just had another go at testing open justice in the family court through legal blogging. The aim remains to identify and work through any barriers created by the move to remote working in response to Covid. The pilot rights and open justice Legal...
by Julie Doughty | Jun 4, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Today I attended a Court of Appeal hearing as a member of the public. The Court of Appeal sits in public so if you’re nearby in London, you can go in to see what’s going on. Today’s hearing was however held remotely because of the corona virus...
by Alice T | Jun 1, 2020 | Legal blogging
Inspired by Celia Kitzinger’s efforts in the Court of Protection and MacDonald J’s lecture last week, I’m hoping to attend some remote family court hearings under the legal blogging pilot in coming weeks to test the practical reality behind the...
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...
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