by Lucy R | Dec 4, 2018 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
This morning, finding myself in Leeds and with a morning to spare I attended Leeds Family Court to try a spot of legal blogging in a court that I was unfamiliar with. I arrived by 9.15am (slightly later than planned thanks to the genius of google maps) and on...
by Lucy R | Nov 12, 2018 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
Family Law publishes a regular column by The Transparency Project. This blog post originally appeared in the October 2018 issue, [2018] Fam Law 1342. The outgoing President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, gave a press conference...
by reporting watch team | Oct 3, 2018 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Yes. But just because you object doesn’t necessarily mean no journalist or blogger will be allowed in. This post explains what the court rules and other law say about when journalists (or bloggers) may be excluded. If you know wish to object to the attendance of...
by Alice T | Oct 2, 2018 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
On day two of the new legal blogging pilot I headed to the East London Family Court to check out how easy it would be to take up the new right to (normally) attend (most) family court hearings (just as an accredited journalist can). And to see what challenges it might...
by Lucy R | Oct 2, 2018 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Yesterday, 1 October, was the first day of the new legal bloggers pilot. Having spent many hours persuading the powers that be that this was a good idea to try out, it seemed like the done thing to be there on Day One. So, shortly before 10am I trotted from Chambers...
by reporting watch team | Sep 28, 2018 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
The legal blogging pilot starts on Monday. We have been thinking about how it might work and some of the issues that may arise. We have created a dedicated legal bloggers page, which provides information about the scheme and answers some likely queries. If you are a...
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