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Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW MATTERS The Standard (12 May 2024)...
Written Advocacy – who is it for?
This post is a guest post by Anna Yarde. Anna is a children barrister at Harcourt Chambers. This commentary is intended for lawyers to read and for lay parties to benefit from. A Guide for Lawyers – Improving Transparency in the Family Court Written Advocacy - and who...
Are cases getting ‘smaller’? – an update
In March, we wrote about some recent cases in which Mrs Justice Lieven in the High Court had talked about the need to ‘make cases smaller’ since the relaunch of the PLO (Public Law Outline) in January 2023. One of these judgments, West Northamptonshire Council (acting...
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Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW MATTERS The Standard (12 May 2024)...
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Serious medical treatment – the importance of the public record
This is a guest post by Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) reproduced with his permission from the Mental Capacity Law and Policy blog. In 2014, a (relatively) very long time ago, Sir James Munby, then President of the Court of Protection, issued guidance on the publication of...
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Transparency Project team shortlisted for family law commentator of the year
We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Lexis Nexis 'Family Law Commentator Of The Year' award. The award is for 'the commentator who the family law community consider to have provided the most useful commentary to help them in their...
How does the family court treat domestic abuse?: A ‘snapshot’ (continued – part 6)
This is a post from Sophie Smith-Holland, who tweets as @SSmithHolland. With thanks also to Alice Twaite. The question of how the family court deals with domestic abuse has had a huge amount of public and media attention recently. Concerns have been raised...
Byline Fest: discussing Truth, Trust and Transparency in the Justice System
The Transparency Project will be this year’s Byline Festival with a panel discussion and a two-part workshop. The festival takes place at Pippingford Park in Sussex over the bank holiday weekend (23 to 26 August 2019). It’s an arts and music festival with a strong...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW MATTERS The Standard (12 May 2024)...
Written Advocacy – who is it for?
This post is a guest post by Anna Yarde. Anna is a children barrister at Harcourt Chambers. This commentary is intended for lawyers to read and for lay parties to benefit from. A Guide for Lawyers – Improving Transparency in the Family Court Written Advocacy - and who...
Court of Protection
Serious medical treatment – the importance of the public record
This is a guest post by Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) reproduced with his permission from the Mental Capacity Law and Policy blog. In 2014, a (relatively) very long time ago, Sir James Munby, then President of the Court of Protection, issued guidance on the publication of...
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Transparency Project team shortlisted for family law commentator of the year
We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Lexis Nexis 'Family Law Commentator Of The Year' award. The award is for 'the commentator who the family law community consider to have provided the most useful commentary to help them in their...
How does the family court treat domestic abuse?: A ‘snapshot’ (continued – part 6)
This is a post from Sophie Smith-Holland, who tweets as @SSmithHolland. With thanks also to Alice Twaite. The question of how the family court deals with domestic abuse has had a huge amount of public and media attention recently. Concerns have been raised...
Byline Fest: discussing Truth, Trust and Transparency in the Justice System
The Transparency Project will be this year’s Byline Festival with a panel discussion and a two-part workshop. The festival takes place at Pippingford Park in Sussex over the bank holiday weekend (23 to 26 August 2019). It’s an arts and music festival with a strong...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW MATTERS The Standard (12 May 2024)...
Written Advocacy – who is it for?
This post is a guest post by Anna Yarde. Anna is a children barrister at Harcourt Chambers. This commentary is intended for lawyers to read and for lay parties to benefit from. A Guide for Lawyers – Improving Transparency in the Family Court Written Advocacy - and who...
Court of Protection
Serious medical treatment – the importance of the public record
This is a guest post by Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) reproduced with his permission from the Mental Capacity Law and Policy blog. In 2014, a (relatively) very long time ago, Sir James Munby, then President of the Court of Protection, issued guidance on the publication of...
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