What is the evidence that mediation works in child protection?

by reporting watch team | Nov 18, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory have just published the findings of a rapid evidence review on child protection mediation, in the form of a summary and full report:  Both the Family Justice Review led by David Norgrove back in 2011 and the Care...

Headlines from the latest Cafcass open Board Meeting

by Alice T | Oct 30, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

The Transparency Project get regular invitations as stakeholders to the two board meetings Cafcass (England) try to hold in public every year to promote transparency, engagement and trust. There’s been a gap because of Covid but we attended (virtually) the latest...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by Alice T | Oct 23, 2020 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Welcome to this month’s 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 Byline Times and...

Contempt of Court – new rules

by Paul M | Oct 10, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Following an earlier consultation, there has been a comprehensive rewriting of the rules of court dealing with the procedure to be adopted in relation to contempt of court. There are new rules in effect from 1 October 2020 in both the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by Alice T | Sep 15, 2020 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News

Welcome to this month’s 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 BBC Radio 4 PM and...

Has the revolution happened? Can we ever go back?

by Paul M | Aug 25, 2020 | Consultations, Transparency News, Trends

The Lord Chief Justice called it “the biggest pilot project that the justice system has ever seen” and said “there will be no going back to February 2020”. Remote court hearings would have come sooner or later, but thanks to Covid-19 they came at us fast, in March...