by Judith Townend | Feb 15, 2019 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a post by Dr Judith Townend, a lecturer in media and information law at the University of Sussex, with research interests in public interest reporting and freedom of expression....
by Louise Tickle | Feb 12, 2019 | Cases, Comment
This blog post originally appeared in the November 2018 issue, [2018] Fam Law 1375. ‘Abduction: (legal use) The illegal removal of a child from its parents or guardians.’ ‘Kidnap: Abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a...
by Lucy R | Feb 12, 2019 | Comment, Events, Guidance Note
Family Law publishes a regular column by The Transparency Project. This blog post originally appeared in the January 2019 issue, [2019] Fam Law 75. On 22 November 2018 The Transparency Project facilitated a panel discussion at Gresham College to ask the question:...
by Paul M | Jan 21, 2019 | Comment, Trends
The government has today published its response to its ‘Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse’ Consultation, which it launched in March 2018, together with a draft Domestic Abuse Bill. The consultation was launched by the Home Office and the Bill is being...
by Paul M | Jan 9, 2019 | Comment, Transparency News
“More than 150,000 people benefited from online justice in 2018”, according to a press release last week from HM Courts & Tribunals Service. Of these, more than 23,000 made applications using the new online divorce portal launched to the public in April 2018, and...
by Julie D | Jan 3, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This question was asked by Lord Justice Peter Jackson in a judgment reported last month, Re F (A Child: Placement Order: Proportionality) [2018] EWCA Civ 2761 The risk here was of future significant harm and the remedy was a closed adoption. However, this...
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