by reporting watch team | Jun 30, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
In May, the President of the Family Division published draft guidance to help those dealing with applications by reporters to relax reporting restrictions. The President published that draft guidance for consultation purposes and we’ve now submitted our...
by Lucy R | May 30, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
On 10 May I attended the Family Court to see if I could attend a hearing under the Legal Blogging Pilot before heading off to collecting judgment in one of my cases at noon. I wasn’t sure that this would be very productive because of the fact I could only fit in a...
by Lucy R | May 9, 2019 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
Yesterday, the President of the Family Division published his anticipated guidance and consultation on transparency issues. The guidance had been promised by the President in the course of Transparency Project member Louise Tickle’s successful appeal against a...
by reporting watch team | Apr 21, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Project
It’s 2 ½ years since we launched our Family Court Reporting Watch project, with grant support from the fantastic Legal Education Foundation. Since then we’ve produced 401 posts under the ‘FCRW’ banner, and we’ve had lots of positive...
by Lucy R | Apr 17, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious
Since yesterday the news has been full of reports about a Ukrainian ‘Billionaire, Sergiy Tigipko, investigated over abduction of [his] UK grandchildren’ (See the BBC. Also, for example, Businessman reveals fight to bring daughters back to UK after ex-wife...
by Paul M | Mar 30, 2019 | Legal blogging, Transparency News
Although I’ve not practised for decades, I’ve spent a lot of time in court. I’ve been a legal journalist and law reporter for most of my working life, so I’m familiar with the courts and their procedures. But it is only since being a member of the Transparency Project...
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