The Court of Appeal considers Domestic Abuse – Part 3

by Lucy R | Jan 29, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious

This is part 3 of a series of posts about the four conjoined appeals. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. This post tackles the wider issues of principle that were considered in the course of the appeals, and at the end will provide some materials for further...

The Court of Appeal considers Domestic Abuse – Part 2

by Lucy R | Jan 24, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious

This is part 2 of a series of posts about the conjoined appeals. You can read part 1 here. This post summarises the individual issues in the four appeals. Part 3 will cover the wider issues of principle and some of the themes that emerged in the course of the hearing,...

The Court of Appeal considers Domestic Abuse – Part 1

by Lucy R | Jan 23, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious

This week three judges in the Court of Appeal held a 3 day long appeal hearing all about domestic abuse cases. This series of posts provide a summary of what the hearing was about and how it went. The decision is expected in a few weeks time. The appeal was in fact...

Law, Justice & the Spaces Between

by reporting watch team | Jan 3, 2021 | Events, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News

Transparency enthusiasts may be interested in this exciting series of free webinars running in January to March, investigating openness and press reporting of our courts and tribunals. The webinars have been organised by Transparency Project journalist Louise Tickle...

Observing a private law children case in the High Court

by Lucy R | Dec 9, 2020 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging

Last month I observed a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court under the Legal Blogging pilot. In some respects it was unusual – but it also featured some elements that were very familiar to me as a family barrister. This is my report of what I saw. TLDR :...

The view lengthens…

by reporting watch team | Nov 25, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News

Last week saw the publication of the latest ‘View from the President’s Chambers’ (a label adopted by the current President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, but coined by his predecessor Sir James Munby to describe his regular...