Losing Hope – Soaps and child protection storylines

by Guest Post | Jan 17, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch

This is a first post by Jack Harrison. Jack is a practising barrister at 18 St. John Street in Manchester and specialises in child law.  He tweets as @JackHarrison. Broadcasters have tremendous power when it comes to influencing public perceptions of the justice...

The perennial pantomime of ‘Divorce D Day’​?

by Guest Post | Dec 31, 2019 | Comment, FCReportingWatch

This post originally appeared at Linked In and on the Pennington Manches Cooper website and is re published with thanks. Its author, Tony Roe, is a consultant at Pennington Manches Cooper and tweets as @tonyroedivorce. The first working Monday in...

“Financial advisers – better at financial advice than law – who’da thunk it?”

by Guest Post | Nov 13, 2019 | FCReportingWatch

This is a guest post from Anna Heenan, lecturer in law at Cardiff University School of Law and Politics and consultant with the Family Law Practice, Bristol. Anna would like to thank Dr Sharon Thompson for her assistance with this post. This week, the Telegraph...

The deprivation of liberty for 16 and 17 year olds

by Guest Post | Oct 4, 2019 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

We are very pleased to bring this Guest Post very kindly written by Victoria Butler-Cole QC, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers. Victoria tweets at @TorButlerCole We have previously written a post here which gives a brief outline of this case. This post goes into further...

A view from the front row – a barrister’s perspective of the family court’s mishandling of children cases involving domestic abuse

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...