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...

The Habberfields and the Hab-not-a-fields

by Guest Post | Jun 29, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a guest post by Charlotte John. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep.” Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Last year saw an abundant crop of “proprietary estoppel” disputes between...

Adele: Privacy, Litigation and Arbitration

by Guest Post | May 9, 2019 | Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a guest post by Alex Chandler. Alex is a barrister specialising in financial remedy claims on divorce. He practises at 1 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, and also sits as a part-time judge, arbitrator and private FDR judge. His reported cases include a recent...

Stocker v Stocker: Facebook Libel and Dictionary Deficiencies

by Guest Post | Apr 5, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment

This is a guest post by Tom Wright, an associate tutor and PhD candidate in Media Law at University of East Anglia. This post first appeared on Tom’s blog, and we are grateful to him for permission to republish it here. This Supreme Court judgment is on a defamation...

How far should family law reflect modern family life? The case of cohabitation, equal civil partnerships and the common law marriage myth

by Guest Post | Mar 26, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Resources

This is a Guest Post by Anne Barlow FAcSS; Professor of Family Law and Policy and Associate Dean for Research, College of Social Sciences & International Studies at the University of Exeter. This was originally posted in the ESRC Society Now magazine as a feature...