MAKING FAMILY JUSTICE CLEARER
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We are now on Mastodon, as well as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram (occasionally!) and (for the time being) Twitter. Our Mastodon account is - @seethrujustice.mas.to. We're still working that new platform out! If you don't already follow us please feel free to go and...
Open Justice : Court Reporting In The Digital Age
On 1 November 2022 the House of Commons Justice Committee published their report : Open Justice: court reporting in the digital age. Whilst not limited to matters relating to Family Justice, the report contains a significant section dealing specifically with Open...
Hague Mothers
'A good law gone bad' is how the Hague Convention on International Abduction was described in a session organised by the Filia Hague Mothers project at an international feminist conference held in Cardiff over the weekend. The Convention was drafted in 1980 and...
The Relaunch of Family Mediation
I've been working in and around family and child law for more than 30 years, during which several different UK governments and departments have discovered family mediation, as if the first time. 'Mediation is quicker, cheaper, less stressful, more empowering' etc etc....
A tale of two experts
Two judgments caught my eye in the last few weeks, adding to the body of case law relating to the conduct of experts who provide evidence in the family courts. One expert came out pretty well; the other… less so. Let’s start with the positive, shall we? (Warning:...
LAW COMMISSION – CONTEMPT OF COURT PROJECT – Memorandum by Sir James Munby
The below memorandum was prepared by Sir James Munby for the consideration of the Law Commission who are currently running a project concerning the possible reform of contempt of court. It is published with their agreement....
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