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...
by reporting watch team | Sep 23, 2019 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This blog post originally appeared as the Transparency Project’s monthly column in the August 2019 issue of Family Law [2019] Fam Law 959. As we write this month’s column we are awaiting news of whether the six month long legal blogging pilot that has been...
by reporting watch team | Sep 2, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Project, Transparency News
We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Lexis Nexis ‘Family Law Commentator Of The Year’ award. The award is for ‘the commentator who the family law community consider to have provided the most useful commentary to help them...
by Paul M | Sep 1, 2019 | Comment, Events, Transparency News
From L to R: Sophie Walker, Mark Hanna, Brian Cathcart, Lucy Reed and Adam Wagner “A riot of independent journalism and free speech” is how the Byline Festival describes itself. It’s a varied mix of arts, literature, journalism and music, but running through it all is...
by reporting watch team | Aug 23, 2019 | Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This blog post originally appeared as an article in the July issue of Family Law [2019] Fam Law 825. It can be difficult writing a monthly column for a print publication when things are moving apace in the real world will it still hold currency when the edition...
by Lucy R | Aug 4, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This post explains how a civil case about harm caused by asbestos can have implications for transparency relevant to family courts. Those interested in reading further can see the full judgment here Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (for and on behalf of...
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