BAILII and the re-use of judgments as public legal information

by Paul M | Oct 1, 2019 | Comment, Transparency News, Trends

For all practical purposes, the free legal database run by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is an official source of judgments from senior courts that any member of the public or any journalist can use. But while anyone can read individual...

Transparency Project team shortlisted for family law commentator of the year

by reporting watch team | Sep 2, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Project, Transparency News

We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Lexis Nexis ‘Family Law Commentator Of The Year’ award. The award is for ‘the commentator who the family law community consider to have provided the most useful commentary to help them...

A Byline Festival conversation about Truth, Trust and Transparency in the Courts

by Paul M | Sep 1, 2019 | Comment, Events, Transparency News

From L to R: Sophie Walker, Mark Hanna, Brian Cathcart, Lucy Reed and Adam Wagner “A riot of independent journalism and free speech” is how the Byline Festival describes itself. It’s a varied mix of arts, literature, journalism and music, but running through it all is...

Supreme Court’s decision in asbestos case: guidance bearing on transparency in family courts

by Lucy R | Aug 4, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

This post explains how a civil case about harm caused by asbestos can have implications for transparency relevant to family courts. Those interested in reading further can see the full judgment here Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (for and on behalf of...

Byline Fest: discussing Truth, Trust and Transparency in the Justice System

by Paul M | Aug 2, 2019 | Events, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

The Transparency Project will be this year’s Byline Festival with a panel discussion and a two-part workshop. The festival takes place at Pippingford Park in Sussex over the bank holiday weekend (23 to 26 August 2019). It’s an arts and music festival with a strong...

The President’s Expert Witness Working Group Symposium: in which lawyers (for once) were not the loudest voices in the room

by Malvika Jaganmohan | Jul 6, 2019 | Analysis, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

This is a post from Malvika Jaganmohan, one of our new contributors, who tweets as @MalvikaJaganmo1. A collective of medical and legal professionals descended on the Royal Courts of Justice on 4thJuly 2019 to discuss the current shortage of medical experts in the...