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Two judgments published and a couple of thoughts…

Two judgments published and a couple of thoughts…

by Lucy R | Jan 31, 2020 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Trends

This week, two family court judgments were published that caught my eye, and sparked some discussion on twitter. This is just a brief post, not so much about the substance of the cases, but about the transparency aspects of them. The first was a judgment from District...
BAILII and the re-use of judgments as public legal information

BAILII and the re-use of judgments as public legal information

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...
Children Cases in the Family Court – Interim Proposals for Reform (Private Law)

Children Cases in the Family Court – Interim Proposals for Reform (Private Law)

by reporting watch team | Jul 3, 2019 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Trends

Following on from our post summarising the key recommendations from Mr Justice Keehan’s Public Law Working Group which can be found here, we now turn our attention to the issue of private law. The Child Arrangements Programme (the ‘CAP’) was introduced as a...
Children Cases in the Family Court – Interim Proposals for Reform (Public Law)

Children Cases in the Family Court – Interim Proposals for Reform (Public Law)

by reporting watch team | Jul 3, 2019 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Trends

Today, the President of the Family Court Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, published interim reports from his Public and Private Law Working Groups. The President opened with a short statement on his concerns around both the rising volume of care cases before the...
The family court in an era of austerity: problems and priorities – Sir James Munby

The family court in an era of austerity: problems and priorities – Sir James Munby

by Paul M | Jun 26, 2019 | Comment, Trends

The online divorce project has been a “triumphant success”, according to a recent speech by Sir James Munby, but the family justice system as a whole is “inadequately funded and resourced”

Courts: fit for the future – but not for the present?

Courts: fit for the future – but not for the present?

by Paul M | May 18, 2019 | Comment, Consultations, Trends

More than a year has passed since the Transparency Project submitted its response (among many others) to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on the future strategy of court and tribunal estate reform. Now at last the MOJ has issued its own response. You can read...
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