Court of Appeal to consider the idea of the anonymous judge
In December, following the conviction of Sara Sharif’s father and step-mother for her murder, and her uncle for offences associated with her death, the Family Division of the HIgh Court permitted disclosure of documents and information from three family court...
One small step at a time – from pilot to practice direction
Santa has brought a whole sackful of transparency related goodies for us to report on. The stocking fillers are The Transparency and Open Justice Board’s call for views on its proposed Key Objectives (yes, this is the board announced some months ago, but...
ASSISTED DYING : WHAT ROLE FOR THE JUDGE? MORE THOUGHTS
This is a guest post from Sir James Munby, the former President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales. It follows on from his previous pieces on this topic here and here. I make no apologies for returning again to the important question of the...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.
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