by Paul M | Jul 22, 2018 | Consultations, Transparency News
At the beginning of June the Transparency Project submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee‘s Transforming courts and tribunals inquiry. (You can read our summary of all the written evidence here.) The PAC’s inquiry was prompted by a...
by Paul M | Jun 12, 2018 | Comment, Consultations, Transparency News
The courts of England and Wales are currently undergoing a massive process of modernisation and reorganisation. The project known as HMCTS Reform involves closing older local courts and grouping courts into larger court centres in big towns, digitising all paper...
by Lucy R | May 19, 2018 | Comment, Transparency News
This is the text of a speech delivered by Chair of The Transparency Project, Lucy Reed at the Bloomsbury Family Law Conference on 16 May 2018, at Gray’s Inn. Transparency – why it matters, what it means What IS transparency and why does it matter? Implications...
by reporting watch team | May 12, 2018 | Transparency News
Our three trustees have been working hard for the last few months writing a book all about transparency. It has just been published by Bloomsbury. The book is aimed primarily at professionals working in family courts. You can get a 15% discount on the book by quoting...
by reporting watch team | May 12, 2018 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Correcting, clarifying or commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining or commenting on published judgments of family court cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA (MIS)REPORTS OF FAMILY COURT CASES The Telegraph and the Times – We...
by Paul M | Apr 20, 2018 | Comment, Transparency News
A report on Open Justice from the Chartered Institute of Journalists warns of “an unprecedented, and sustained, attack on the journalism profession, which has taken a toll on our ability to cover courts, and report on their function”. Its author is Tim Crook, Vice...
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