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SECTION 12 – YET MORE CONFUSION

SECTION 12 – YET MORE CONFUSION

by Lucy Reed | Apr 10, 2025 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Open Reporting, Transparency News

This is a guest post by Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division. On 2 April 2025 Harris J handed down her reserved judgment in M v F and C [2025] EWHC 801 (Fam). The case had first come to public attention when the hearing on 20 February 2025 was...
Transparency Orders – tool or straight jacket?

Transparency Orders – tool or straight jacket?

by Lucy R | Apr 10, 2025 | Analysis, Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Open Reporting, Reporting Pilot, Transparency News

[Update 19 Apr 2025: In light of the judgment in Abbasi delivered by the Supreme Court this week, we’ve slightly adjusted the wording in a couple of places (shown in italics and square brackets)]. In a recent interesting judgment hiding behind the nondescript...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: February-March 2025

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: February-March 2025

by reporting watch team | Mar 29, 2025 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

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.  MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The BBC reported on The...
Guidance on citation of judgments as ‘authorities’

Guidance on citation of judgments as ‘authorities’

by Paul M | Feb 28, 2025 | Transparency News

Not all judgments are created equal Some, by more senior judges or courts (essentially High Court judges or above), may be regarded as primary or binding ‘authority’ for the propositions of law which they contain. They lay down the law, which lesser courts and judges...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: February-March 2025

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: January 2025

by reporting watch team | Feb 7, 2025 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on the previous month’s media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other recent transparency news.  MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW,...
New court rules allow more reporting from family courts

New court rules allow more reporting from family courts

by reporting watch team | Jan 30, 2025 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot, Resources, Transparency News

What was introduced as the Reporting ‘Pilot’ in 2023 is now a permanent change in family courts, to allow more reporting by journalists and legal bloggers. Within a few months, reporting will be easier in almost all family court cases. The changes are...
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