by Julie D | Aug 28, 2014 | Trends
The starting point for court proceedings is traditionally that they must all be open to the public because justice must be seen to be done. Exceptions were recognised in an early 20th century case as being, for example, where certain children and people with mental...
by Guest Post | Feb 29, 2024 | Comment, Transparency News
Dear Lady Chief Justice, We write on behalf of the Courts and Tribunals Observers’ Network, a UK-based initiative focused on how the public can be supported to observe courts and access court information in digital and physical environments, to express our concerns...
by reporting watch team | Feb 22, 2024 | Legal blogging, Resources, Transparency News
“The publication of this excellent book is extremely welcome,” said Sir Andrew McFarlane when Transparency in the Family Courts: Publicity and Privacy in Practice, written by three of our trustees, Julie Doughty, Lucy Reed KC and Paul Magrath, was first...
by reporting watch team | Jan 25, 2024 | FCReportingWatch, Guidance Note, Legal blogging, Resources, Transparency News
This time last year we produced a guidance note for judges and lawyers to help them navigate the relatively unfamiliar scenario of a reporter rocking up at court. That guidance note was endorsed by the Financial Remedies Court subgroup of the Transparency...
by reporting watch team | Jan 24, 2024 | Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Lucy Taylor. Lucy is a pupil barrister at Coram Chambers. When it is disputed whether a person uses drugs, the family court can – and often does – order hair strand testing to determine the issue. This article draws upon the work of...
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