The PPE procurement case: transparency missed in both politics and law

by Paul M | Feb 23, 2021 | Cases, Explanation, Notorious, Transparency News

Last week the High Court made a widely publicised decision declaring that a government minister and his department had acted unlawfully in relation to the award of PPE procurement contracts in the early weeks of the pandemic. The case is called R (Good Law Project and...

Local Authority and Children’s Guardian fail in appeal against judge’s refusal to support a plan of adoption for children aged 2 and 3: T and R (Refusal of Placement Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 71

by Sophie Smith Holland | Feb 15, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a post by Sophie Smith-Holland. Sophie is a family law barrister at St John’s Chambers, Bristol. She tweets as @SSmithHolland. T & R involved an appeal against a decision to refuse to approve a plan of adoption in respect of two children, T...

The Court of Appeal considers Domestic Abuse – Part 3

by Lucy R | Jan 29, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal bloggers pilot, Notorious

This is part 3 of a series of posts about the four conjoined appeals. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. This post tackles the wider issues of principle that were considered in the course of the appeals, and at the end will provide some materials for further...

Taking Liberties: A simple guide to DOL.

by Jack Harrison | Jan 27, 2021 | Cases, Explanation

This article is about Deprivation of Liberty involving children. To understand Deprivation of Liberty, I am afraid we have to start elsewhere completely…  Secure Accommodation Secure accommodation is a special kind of placement for children who are in care, who...

The Court of Appeal considers Domestic Abuse – Part 1

by Lucy R | Jan 23, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal bloggers pilot, Notorious

This week three judges in the Court of Appeal held a 3 day long appeal hearing all about domestic abuse cases. This series of posts provide a summary of what the hearing was about and how it went. The decision is expected in a few weeks time. The appeal was in fact...

Domestic Abuse Appeals – the warm up act?

by Lucy R | Jan 18, 2021 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Starting tomorrow, the Court of Appeal will consider four conjoined appeals where, it is said, the court’s approach to the handling of allegations of domestic abuse was wrong. There is significant interest in those appeals, and various journalists and reporters...