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Griffiths v Tickle (Part 2): the QC who let the skeleton out of the section 12 closet

Griffiths v Tickle (Part 2): the QC who let the skeleton out of the section 12 closet

by Paul M | Apr 10, 2022 | Analysis, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Andrew Griffiths, the disgraced former MP who was found by a family court to have raped and abused his wife, wanted his case to remain as secret as possible. No names, no bad publicity. But his own barrister has now been forced to apologise to the court for breaching...
Contempt, court orders and P’s confidentiality

Contempt, court orders and P’s confidentiality

by Guest Post | Oct 5, 2020 | Court of Protection, Explanation

This is a guest post by Alex Ruck Keene, a barrister at 39 Essex Chambers who specialises in Court of Protection work. In a very unusual case, P v Griffith [2020] EWCOP 46, the Court of Protection has sentenced a woman, a Ms Griffith, to 12 months imprisonment for...
Why doesn’t the family court punish professionals who break the rules?

Why doesn’t the family court punish professionals who break the rules?

by Sarah P | Apr 11, 2018 | Comment, FCReportingWatch

On March 25th we considered what happened to people who refused to abide by orders made by the family courts and the powers family courts have to send them to prison in punishment. That blog post prompted comments along the lines of what happened when the...

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