


‘Why would you give me the power to make decisions about your children?’
This question was asked by HHJ Scannell at a private law hearing in Cardiff Family Court I attended last week. The judge explained to the two parents in dispute that she hoped they would take a problem-solving approach, in accordance with the Pathfinder principles....
‘Have you thought about giving notice?’
It has taken five months for us to be able to tell this story. Ordinary cases matter. Open Justice shouldn’t be this hard.

Keep out! When justice cannot be seen to be done, how do we know it’s been done?
This is Paul’s account of how he tried and failed to observe a simple family court hearing in the magistrates court. Open Justice shouldn’t be this hard.

When is an intermediary necessary? – a case study
In March, we wrote about a case, West Northamptonshire Council (acting via Northamptonshire Children’s Trust) v KA (Mother & Anor) (Intermediaries) [2024] EWHC 79 (Fam) in which Mrs Justice Lieven had included some general guidance on when an intermediary should...
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