by reporting watch team | Aug 30, 2026 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
Can a father against whom findings of domestic abuse have been made by a family court plead ‘Not Guilty’ to those offences in the criminal court? Yes, if he denies the charges and rejects the family court findings. The standard of proof in the criminal...
by reporting watch team | Jul 17, 2026 | Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch
New family court rules spark hope that the ‘days of bogus experts are over’: Changes coming into effect this month will keep unregulated experts out of courts in all but exceptional cases is the headline from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) on 10...
by reporting watch team | May 6, 2026 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious, Open Reporting
This headline appeared in The Observer on 3 May. The sub headline says: A member of the armed forces who terrorised his wife has been allowed unsupervised access to their daughter – in a case that British military authorities tried to keep out of the public eye. The...
by reporting watch team | Oct 16, 2025 | FCReportingWatch, Resources
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales (DAC) this week published a report, Everyday Business: Addressing domestic abuse and continuing harm through a family court review and reporting mechanism by Mandy Burton and Rosemary Hunter, Loughborough...
by Julie Doughty | Oct 10, 2025 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Earlier this month, I attended a private law hearing held at West London Family Court before His Honour Judge O’Donovan. The judge made a transparency order at the beginning of the hearing. There are some unusual aspects to this case, including a section 91(14) order...
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