by reporting watch team | Dec 7, 2016 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
Some time ago we wrote about the case of Mrs Kirk, a woman imprisoned for breaking orders made in the Court of Protection. She had taken an elderly and incapacitated man “M” to a care home in Portugal and refused to bring him back when ordered (or more...
by Paul M | Dec 4, 2016 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, Transparency News
This week the Court of Protection, sitting in Manchester, has been hearing a case about a policeman, Paul Briggs, whose wife, Lindsey Briggs has applied to the court for withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment (the feeding tube) that she no longer believes is in her...
by reporting watch team | Nov 19, 2016 | FCReportingWatch
Correcting, clarifying and commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining and commenting on published Judgments of family cases Highlighting other transparency news MEDIA REPORTS OF FAMILY COURTS CASES / FAMILY JUSTICE ISSUES The BBC and...
by Alice T | Nov 17, 2016 | Transparency News
This collaborative post, based on Alice Twaite’s research, is Part Two of our work on adoption targets. [Update : You will now find the press release issued on publication and links those responses to this post which we are aware of at the foot of this post.]...
by Lucy R | Nov 16, 2016 | Comment
This week The Transparency Project were invited to attend an event at Portcullis House hosted by Only Dads and Only Mums, with Jess Phillips MP. Our Lucy Reed went along… The format was a series of short panel presentations with brief points made after each...
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