by reporting watch team | Nov 10, 2018 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, 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 COURT CASES The Guardian – We questioned Families...
by Polly Morgan | Nov 8, 2018 | Cases, FCReportingWatch
I thought I should update the blog post I wrote about the acrimonious case Hart v Hart, because there have been new developments. I take full responsibility for the increasingly bad titles. You can find the original post here. It concerned how their several million...
by reporting watch team | Nov 8, 2018 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
On 18th October 2018 Her Honour Judge Lazarus handed down judgment in the case of Z v Kent County Council (Revocation of placement order – Failure to assess Mother’s capacity and Grandparents) [2018] EWFC B65 (18 October 2018). I was interested to see what...
by reporting watch team | Nov 7, 2018 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
On Saturday 13 October, Families Need Fathers sent us a document called Analysis of Post LASPO Use of Non-Molestation Orders and said it was embargoed until the following Monday. On Monday morning, the Guardian published Parents ‘weaponising’ domestic...
by Paul M | Nov 6, 2018 | Comment, Transparency News
HMCTS have been holding regular events to update court users and get feedback on its massive ongoing Reform project. The latest such event, which took place at Westminster University in London last week, was focused on family law. Among the major developments on...
by reporting watch team | Oct 28, 2018 | 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 COURT CASES The Daily Mail – IPSO ruled against us on...
by Paul M | Oct 28, 2018 | Comment, Transparency News
This week the Ministry of Justice issued Guidance to staff on supporting media access to courts and tribunals as “part of a wider effort to build stronger working relationships between courts and the press and maintain the principle of open justice as we...
by Paul M | Oct 27, 2018 | Comment, Notorious
The Transparency Project referred a complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation after the Daily Mail refused to correct substantive inaccuracies in a headline and article about a family court judgment. The complaint was ultimately rejected, following an...
by Sarah P | Oct 25, 2018 | Comment, Trends
On 22nd October 2018 the Sun published a second in its line of ‘investigative reporting’ into the child protection system, titled ‘Parents who’ve lost kids in shadowy secret courts slam ruthless millionaires cashing in on UK’s fostering...
by Guest Post | Oct 23, 2018 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Camilla Parker, lawyer and independent consultant specialising in the legal rights of children and young people in need of mental health care. She explains why judges in two recent cases have expressed strong views about the lack of provision...
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