by Guest Post | Jul 3, 2019 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post from Dr Charlotte Proudman. Charlotte is a family law barrister at Goldsmith Chambers specialising in violence against women and girls. She tweets as @DrProudman. On 21 June 2019, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announcedthe identity of the...
by Sophie Smith Holland | Jun 7, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is Part 2. You can read Part 1 here. A (A Child) [2019] EWFC B16 (12 March 2019) In this case, the court was making a final decision in care proceedings. The decision to be made was whether a child could be cared for by both of his parents, just his mother...
by Sophie Smith Holland | Jun 7, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation
This is a first post from Sophie Smith-Holland, one of our new contributors. Sophie tweets as @SSmithHolland. The post is divided into two parts. This is Part One. The question of how the Family Court deals with domestic abuse has had a huge amount of public...
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 reporting watch team | May 17, 2019 | FCReportingWatch
This week the debate about Family Courts, their secrecy, their failures (as many would see it) dealing appropriately with the tricky issue of domestic abuse has had significant public attention. The letter to the Justice Minister from 120 MPs calling for an inquiry...
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