by Lucy R | Sep 13, 2019 | Project
The Transparency Project was founded in 2014 and achieved charitable status in April 2015. The Project aims to promote better understanding of the family justice system in England & Wales by providing accessible and balanced information, and through facilitating...
by Lucy R | Sep 5, 2019 | Cases, FCReportingWatch
This week has seen the headline : Mum whose violent husband was jailed can’t get a divorce – because he says no, appear in the Daily Mirror. The same story is covered under the slightly less bold headline in the Metro : Abusive husband still controlling...
by Lucy R | Aug 30, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
In the last few months, the Daily Express has been running a ‘Crusade’ (their label) with the banner ‘End This Injustice’. Under this banner they have published a number of accounts from mothers who tell of abuse at the hands of the fathers of...
by Lucy R | Aug 18, 2019 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
It’s a common mistake for journalists (and others) to refer to the Children’s Act. Pedantic family lawyers bristle at this (it’s the Children Act). But pedantry aside, this error is often a clue that something has been written without much input from...
by Lucy R | Aug 18, 2019 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
We have seen a number of reports dealing with the sad story of a young father called Christopher Brown who took his own life by hanging. The reports follow a Coroner’s Inquest into the death and most have similar copy which suggest they are based upon a single...
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