- 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 COURTS CASES
Notably accurate (or otherwise transparency positive) reports:
Great coverage in @thetimes for our call on all parties to support no fault divorce & other reforms ahead of #GE2017 https://t.co/j3FEk8L1ah pic.twitter.com/aUFQSm9bzq
— Resolution (@ResFamilyLaw) May 5, 2017
@DailyMirror @BrianfaFarmer @seethrujustice Great the Mirror link 2 Judgment so readers get Judges full reasons 4 baby Charlie Gard decision https://t.co/VVWAdJuWnw
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 4, 2017
Balanced informative piece in the DM with accurate heading. (See TP blog 4 link 2 judgment): https://t.co/pQHws9PbAt https://t.co/sOUmrGqsQM
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 1, 2017
Worst headline:
Can a love note prove your innocence? https://t.co/hrQ525rlBy pic.twitter.com/719mejYbjx
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 6, 2017
.@DailyMailUK Will you consider amending your misleading headline please? https://t.co/hrQ525rlBy
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 6, 2017
Otherwise inaccurate, misleading or distorting:
“Plea to wait before blaming parents over baby injuries” (further thoughts on the issues raised by the EDS case): https://t.co/ViFwj2320w pic.twitter.com/pepJZhi91e
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 3, 2017
IPSO No-Facto (our complaint to IPSO about inaccurate reporting is rejected : https://t.co/ZqrpowOOYA pic.twitter.com/4kbtLjazKs
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 3, 2017
(Still) unclear:
The Shaggy Dog Story continues… update our our enquiries of @johnhemming4mp about his press statements : https://t.co/Pri9N4TZe2
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 1, 2017
See also this thread (scroll down for new conversations)
@seethrujustice @JamesTurner37 @martingeorge @Familoo @johnhemming4mp @chrissimmonds60 @MaryjaneFurniss @julie_doughty @BPTC_Lecturer & here's the looking-glass for the lawyers who've asked @johnhemming4mp questions about this case https://t.co/32WA4g4M8P pic.twitter.com/VBfuzJnUh7
— Barbara Rich (@BarbaraRich_law) May 6, 2017
NEWLY PUBLISHED CASES FOR EXPLANATION OR COMMENT
Appeal upheld after key practice direction on how to treat domestic abuse allegations in family court contact applications ignored:
Risk assessment of contact after findings of domestic abuse MS v MN [2017] EWHC 324 (Fam): https://t.co/E8TroLdIzE #domesticabuse #familylaw
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 4, 2017
The missing judicial legal aid comments from the transcript of judgment in the decision about baby Charlie Gard:
Crucial, relevant comments on lack of legal aid in Gard case, from @neill_bob and hearing judge Francis J. Great exposure, @seethrujustice https://t.co/CStw3ZShg5
— C.J. Lee (@_C_J_Lee_) May 5, 2017
IN OTHER TRANSPARENCY NEWS
The Transparency Project in the Media:
Great to see the LEF funded project Family Court Reporting Watch via the Transparency Project in Counsel Magazine here https://t.co/gEGthmlVaV
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) April 25, 2017
Top lawyer warns that decline of court reporters means 'justice operates unseen and unheard by public' https://t.co/taVmoX5vG9 pic.twitter.com/FxN7sIqnYQ
— Press Gazette (@pressgazette) May 4, 2017
The Times (the Brief) report Counsel Magazine (featuring TP) on the demise of local court reporting https://t.co/0XMfMDZmGu
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 4, 2017
Lemn Sissay speaks out on his experience of the care system through theatre:
Open all doors.
Open all senses.
Open all defences.
Ask, what were these closed for? (Lemn Sissay)https://t.co/tOiRVF2qPu— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 2, 2017
The video of the ‘Reporting the Family Courts: Are we doing it justice?’ event with the media, was published online:
Reporting the family Courts- Are we doing it justice? Video now up for those who missed it. Thanks @FamilyLawBar : https://t.co/pETMLkAIt0
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 4, 2017
Keeping our guidance fresh after new case-law:
Our Guidance Note on Section 20 accommodation of children has been revised in light of recent caselaw: https://t.co/nY7pwGLzgs
— transparency project (@seethrujustice) May 5, 2017
Feature pic: Courtesy of Flickr Lauri Heikkinenon via Creative Commons licence – thanks