by Lucy R | Apr 29, 2020 | Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Trends
A couple of weeks back, the President of the Family Division quite sensibly decided that he needed to take stock of how things were working out, now that the Family Court is conducting many hearings by remote means, whether by phone or video. To that end the Family...
by Paul M | Apr 29, 2020 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News, Trends
Who is responsible for publishing the official approved version of judgments of the courts? Where should we look to find the latest, in some cases corrected, version of a court judgment? These are not new questions, but the sudden swerve to virtual justice has thrown...
by Paul M | Apr 24, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Trends
How effectively are people with a cognitive impairment, mental health condition and/or neuro-diverse condition able to participate in proceedings in the justice system, particularly when they engage with that system via video or telephone link? That is the focus of an...
by reporting watch team | Apr 19, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This blog post originally appeared as the Transparency Project’s monthly column in Family Law for February 2020 at Family [2020] Fam Law 265. Transparency Templates The President has published some new ‘Transparency Templates’, which are draft orders for...
by Jack Harrison | Apr 11, 2020 | FCReportingWatch
In the past few weeks, life as we know it has changed beyond recognition. I was struck by the words of Mr Justice Hayden in BP v Surrey CC and RP [2020] EWCOP 17 : “It strikes me as redundant of any contrary argument that we are facing “a public emergency”...
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