by Lucy R | Feb 8, 2023 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Last week at a hearing in Cardiff, His Honour Judge Furness KC made orders authorising measures which amounted to a deprivation of the liberty (DoL) of a teenage girl. I observed the hearing under the new Reporting Pilot that is operating in that court. As noted by...
by Lucy R | Feb 3, 2023 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Reporting Pilot
Yesterday I spent the day at Cardiff Family Court. I attended as a legal blogger, making use of the new Reporting Pilot which launched on Monday (having been unable to attend earlier in the week). I observed two hearings, and I will be able to write a bit about those...
by Lucy R | Nov 12, 2022 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News
On 1 November 2022 the House of Commons Justice Committee published their report : Open Justice: court reporting in the digital age. Whilst not limited to matters relating to Family Justice, the report contains a significant section dealing specifically with Open...
by Lucy R | Sep 11, 2022 | FCReportingWatch
(Excuse the title for this post. The writer is from Bristol.) When a father who is involved in proceedings concerning his child has been found to have perpetrated domestic abuse against the other parent, the family court will generally look to assess the risk...
by Lucy R | Jun 27, 2022 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
UPDATE 24 JULY: This post has been amended to further clarify the position in the Court of Protection. From today, Tuesday 28 June 2022, courts will have new powers to allow journalists and members of the public to observe hearings remotely. While many judges will now...
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