by Emma Nottingham | Sep 11, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
The facts of the case and summaries of day 1 and 2 can be viewed here: Tafida Raqeeb: First Day of the High Court Case Tafida Raqeeb Case: Day 2 in the High Court. Day 3 of the hearing continued with Katie Gollop QC’s submissions for Barts NHS Health Trust. She...
by reporting watch team | Sep 11, 2019 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Day 2 of the hearing (Tuesday) saw David Lock QC, counsel for the parents continue his submissions, and Katie Gollop QC commence hers on behalf of Barts NHS Health Trust. David Lock QC stated that medical decision-making is about more than just medical best interests....
by Emma Nottingham | Sep 9, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, Legal blogging
Described by counsel as ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’, the 9th September 2019 marked the first day of the Tafida Raqeeb case. I set out to attend under the legal bloggers pilot alongside accredited journalists though in fact the first day of the hearing was held in...
by reporting watch team | Aug 11, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Resources
Now that the legal blogging pilot has been extended in duration we thought it would be helpful to produce a short information leaflet that can be provided to people whose cases a legal blogger wants to observe. We hope that the information will give both litigants and...
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In May, the President of the Family Division published draft guidance to help those dealing with applications by reporters to relax reporting restrictions. The President published that draft guidance for consultation purposes and we’ve now submitted our...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...
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