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Parental responsibility and ‘do not resuscitate’: A view from the courtroom
This is a guest post by Harriet Humberstone, a law student who begins her Bar professional course this September. Harriet has a particular interest in representing children in both private and public law This is my account of a family court hearing I attended as a...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: May 2026
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The Times (£) reported...
Children’s Guardian successfully appeals unfair decision to impose a penal notice
An unusual appeal judgment was published earlier this month – a successful appeal by a Cafcass guardian against a court order that she arrange and supervise contact sessions between a child and the father. The judge had put the guardian in the position of being in...
Make it simple! Make it clear! Using AI to improve clarity and understanding of a judgment
In what we think may be a first, the judgment in a recent fact-finding case was handed down with two additional versions, generated with artificial intelligence software, one in simplified language, the other in bullet points and emoji. These additional versions were...
Censorship by Meta? update on Pringle v Nervo
The Good Law Project reported last month that Meta (the company that owns Instagram and Facebook) removed a post about their campaign supporting Liv Nervo - Liv Nervo told her story – but Meta took it down (8 April). The original proceedings were about contact and...
Making final orders at an Issues Resolution Hearing
This is my first case of legal blogging where I’ve heard anything about the child’s views being sought on my attendance and reporting of the proceedings. Last month, I went to a hearing in care proceedings at Gloucester Family Court (which takes the prize for having...
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