by Lucy R | Jan 29, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious
This is part 3 of a series of posts about the four conjoined appeals. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. This post tackles the wider issues of principle that were considered in the course of the appeals, and at the end will provide some materials for further...
by Alice T | Dec 17, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Monday night’s FJC (online) event was billed as exploring the report and recommendations of the expert panel on Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases [June 2020]. The (short) ‘final’ report of the working group charged...
by Paul M | Aug 25, 2020 | Consultations, Transparency News, Trends
The Lord Chief Justice called it “the biggest pilot project that the justice system has ever seen” and said “there will be no going back to February 2020”. Remote court hearings would have come sooner or later, but thanks to Covid-19 they came at us fast, in March...
by reporting watch team | May 21, 2019 | Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Today The Times published a comment piece by our Chair Lucy Reed articulating the need for an inquiry into Family Courts and their handling of domestic abuse in particular : We must shed light on family court crisis. This followed Lucy’s appearance on the BBC...
by Lucy R | May 15, 2019 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
The launch of a campaign Today sees a coordinated media push in support of a public inquiry into the secret family courts and their handling of abuse. The campaign has been brewing for many months, if not years – but today brings the announcement that 120 MPs have...
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