by Lucy R | May 31, 2022 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
A lot has been written of late about the privacy (or otherwise) of family money cases, and all of it by men with big brains and a lot of words. As someone who hasn’t conducted a money case for some years (not great with numbers, me), I would not dare to offer any view...
by Paul M | May 22, 2022 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
A new “Reporters’ Charter” outlining the rights and responsibilities of court reporters has been launched to boost transparency in the justice system, according an announcement by HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The charter, part of the General guidance to staff on...
by Alice T | May 11, 2022 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS ITV, Wales Online, BBC Wales, the...
by Paul M | May 5, 2022 | Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
A cheery post on the HM Courts and Tribunals Service blog recently announced that developers were now working on on Making hearing lists more accessible to court and tribunal users This is long overdue. HMCTS has had court listings on its list, as it were, ever since...
by Lucy R | May 2, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This post isn’t going to try and answer the question we’ve posed in the title (sorry) – but it is intended to try and briefly summarise some of what has been happening lately around the topic of family court transparency in financial remedies cases,...
by Guest Post | May 2, 2022 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious, Transparency News
This is a guest post by Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division[1]. In relation to transparency in the Financial Remedies Court there are further signs that the tectonic plates are shifting. BT v CU In November 2021 Mostyn J set the cat among the...
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