by Julie Doughty | Apr 15, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
UPDATE: 18.12.23: Analysis of developments in the case, which cast a whole new light on the facts and issues, is now published here – What happened to the Ks? UPDATE: 25.11.23: A fact finding hearing and a welfare hearing have now been held, and we’ll be...
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...
by Julie Doughty | Apr 7, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
This is a follow-up post about an appeal in proceedings about child arrangements (contact between two young sisters and their father) heard at Portsmouth Family Court. The appeal was against decisions made further to a fact-finding hearing, which the mother claimed...
by Guest Post | Mar 14, 2022 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Georgia Fineberg. Georgia is an aspiring barrister who has worked for eight years in the women’s voluntary sector, primarily supporting survivors of domestic abuse and the LGBTQI+ community. She tweets as @FinebergGeorgia What Is Forced...
by Julie Doughty | Feb 21, 2022 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Over the past few weeks, I attended three online hearings in one case, as a legal blogger. The judge has given me permission to write on it (but more on that, see final paragraphs below). The case was an appeal to a circuit judge, HHJ Levey at Portsmouth Family Court,...
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