by Julie D | Nov 29, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
A Local Authority v B’s mother; B’s father; B’s stepfather; and B (through her Cafcass guardian); the Association of Lawyers for Children (intervening) [2019] EWCA Civ 2025 The local authority was applying for a secure accommodation order in respect of B (aged 15). B...
by Sophie Smith Holland | Nov 28, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a post from Sophie Smith-Holland, who tweets as @SSmithHolland. 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 that the system is placing children...
by Sophie Smith Holland | Nov 27, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Consultations, FCReportingWatch
This is a post from Sophie Smith-Holland, who tweets as @SSmithHolland. 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 that the system is placing children...
by Lucy R | Nov 27, 2019 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
Mr Justice Keehan has this week published an extraordinary judgment of a mere 17 staccato paragraphs. It is called Re Orphans From Syria [2019] EWHC 3202 (Fam). It begins : This matter concerns British citizens who were in Syria who are orphans. I made a...
by Lucy R | Nov 23, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This week has seen reports in the legal press of a speech in which the President of the Family Division set out an idea for a research project about news reports containing accounts of how family courts have handled domestic abuse claims. See for example : Press...
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