by Polly Morgan | Jul 19, 2018 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
The hoary chestnut, the ‘meal ticket for life’, has fallen from the media and hit us squarely on the head again. This time, the impetus is a Supreme Court case called Mills v Mills. Back when it reached the Court of Appeal, one of my colleagues here on the...
by Lucy R | Apr 3, 2015 | Cases, Explanation
This case about a financial claim on divorce hit the mainstream media recently (see for example The Telegraph here. The case involved a millionaire divorcee Barry Stocker. At first blush it seems surprising that either one of a wealthy couple should be “left too...
by Andrew P | Aug 28, 2014 | Comment
Follow the Money Part Two (please read Part One first, which sets out the context and purpose) Social workers The social worker is the person at the sharp end. On any individual case, they have to make the judgment call as to whether the situation can work at...
by Andrew P | Aug 28, 2014 | Comment
During the investigation of the Watergate scandal by Woodward and Bernstein, their source “Deep Throat” (if you aren’t familiar with this story, don’t google that phrase at work) told them to “Follow the money” It is an accusation often made about child protection...
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