by Polly Morgan | Jul 12, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Today’s Supreme Court decision in Walker v Innospec is a decision that will make a huge difference to married or civilly partnered gay and lesbian couples as they get older. It stops pension schemes from paying the surviving spouse of same-sex married or civilly...
by Sarah P | Jul 10, 2017 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
There are three sides to every story – your side, my side and the truth. The judgment in Gibbs v Gibbs [2017] EWHC 1700 (Fam) was handed down on 29th June 2017. It raises some immediate and interesting questions about how the family courts deal with evidence and...
by reporting watch team | Jul 9, 2017 | FCReportingWatch
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...
by reporting watch team | Jul 9, 2017 | Guidance Note
We have written this guide for families and those working with and supporting them. You can view the online version or download a pdf.
by Allan Norman | Jul 5, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
As is now well-known, Charlie Gard’s case reached the end of its legal road last week, when the European Court of Human Rights decided that his case, and the case brought on his behalf by his parents, was inadmissible. At the same time, it decided that the...
by Julie Doughty | Jul 4, 2017 | Comment, Court of Protection, Transparency News, Trends
With many thanks to Barbara Rich for explaining what this all means for people involved in CoP cases. Context and background When the Court of Protection was established in its present form in 2007, the relevant court rules were written to cover two separate...
by Lucy Reed | Jul 3, 2017 | Guidance Note
We have produced a short guide for journalists and bloggers, explaining what the rules are around reporting family court proceedings. See Media Page. This page is in need of some updating, but we’ve decided to await the outcome of The President’s...
by Guest Post | Jul 3, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Court of Protection
This is a guest post by Jenny Kitzinger, Professor at Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, and Celia Kitzinger, Professor in Sociology, University of York, co-founders of the Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre @CDOCuk...
by reporting watch team | Jul 3, 2017 | Analysis, FCReportingWatch
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 Inaccurate, misleading or distorting ...
by reporting watch team | Jul 2, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
We last wrote about the case of Charlie Gard when the European Court was still considering Charlie’s parents’ application. Since then the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have rejected the application as inadmissible (decision here), meaning that the...
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