by Alice T | Dec 6, 2019 | Analysis, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
Transparency Project members have attended the annual debates arranged by the Family Justice Council* for a few years now, to report back for those unable to attend. The FJC have shown willing to tackle some of the most challenging topics for family law in the...
by Lucy R | Nov 23, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
This week has seen reports in the legal press of a speech in which the President of the Family Division set out an idea for a research project about news reports containing accounts of how family courts have handled domestic abuse claims. See for example : Press...
by David Burrows | Nov 22, 2019 | Comment, Legal bloggers pilot, Transparency News
In family proceedings, some appeals go to the Court of Appeal, some (mostly) to a High Court judge in the Family Division of the High Court or the Family Court. Routinely Court of Appeal appeals are heard in open court and the parties, other than children, are named...
by reporting watch team | Nov 8, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Legal bloggers pilot, Project, Transparency News
We are rather chuffed to say that the day before yesterday we unexpectedly won an award. Wednesday night was the Bar Pro Bono awards ceremony, and we were in the running for the pro bono innovation award, as a result of our work getting legal blogging established in...
by Alice T | Nov 8, 2019 | Comment, Consultations, Events, Transparency News
This is a joint post by Alice Twaite and Judith Townend A Future Court and Tribunal Service Built for Users was the title of Tuesday’s HMCTS annual public event to inform court users and their representatives about progress of the court modernisation programme, 12...
by Julie D | Nov 1, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Legal bloggers pilot, Transparency News
As part of the decision made by the President of the Family Division in the appeal by TP member, Louise Tickle in February, Sir Andrew McFarlane stated that guidance to courts would need to be issued to address the uncertainty that existed if a journalist or legal...
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