by Alice T | Nov 8, 2019 | Comment, Consultations, Events, Transparency News
This is a joint post by Alice Twaite and Judith Townend A Future Court and Tribunal Service Built for Users was the title of Tuesday’s HMCTS annual public event to inform court users and their representatives about progress of the court modernisation programme, 12...
by Julie Doughty | Nov 1, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
As part of the decision made by the President of the Family Division in the appeal by TP member, Louise Tickle in February, Sir Andrew McFarlane stated that guidance to courts would need to be issued to address the uncertainty that existed if a journalist or legal...
by Julie Doughty | Oct 27, 2019 | Resources, Transparency News
Some readers may remember the ‘research-led family justice system’ envisaged in the Norgrove Family Justice Review in 2011. However, we’re still waiting and, as Sir James Munby explained in this interview, family court professionals can sometimes...
by Alice T | Oct 20, 2019 | Transparency News
Cafcass hold two board meetings in public each year to promote transparency, engagement and trust. They normally alternate between topic based and ordinary working board meetings held in public. This time they held back their open meeting to Wednesday 9th...
by Lucy R | Oct 19, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
Being slightly geeky, we like to follow the minutes of meetings of the Family Procedure Rule Committee, particularly since our request to the committee to consider implementing a legal blogging pilot, the progress of which we were able to track through consecutive (if...
by Paul M | Oct 1, 2019 | Comment, Transparency News, Trends
For all practical purposes, the free legal database run by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is an official source of judgments from senior courts that any member of the public or any journalist can use. But while anyone can read individual...
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