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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 6d

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 Financial... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29877

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Dr Ciarán Murphy @ciaranmmmurphy.bsky.social · 6d

www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/10/02/c...

Children in care should have choice of where and with whom they live, says MacAlister - Community Care

Children's minister Josh MacAlister says giving children placement choice would require having 'lots of excess foster carers'

www.communitycare.co.uk

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 8d

New Court of Protection judgment published in Welsh raises concerns about assessing capacity of an elderly person who has been professionally bilingual.

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 8d

Thanks to Alex Ruck-Keene who noticed last week that BAILII had published a Court of Protection judgment by HHJ Edwards in Cardiff in the Welsh language. It's TIRE (by her Litigation Friend LK) v Carmarthenshire County Council [2024] EWCOP 81 (T2).... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29861

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 8d

Thanks to Alex Ruck-Keene who noticed last week that BAILII had published a Court of Protection judgment by HHJ Edwards in Cardiff in the Welsh language. It's TIRE (by her Litigation Friend LK) v Carmarthenshire County Council [2024] EWCOP 81 (T2).... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29861

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 9d

Updated - our guide 'What to do if a reporter attends or wants to attend your Family Court hearing'. Covers children hearings before judges and as from today, before magistrates, and the Financial Remedy Pilot.

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 9d

We first published our Guidance Note 'What to do when a reporter attends (or wants to attend) your hearing' in 2023. Later, we updated it to account for the expansion of the Reporting Pilot and introduction of the Financial Remedies Pilot, developing... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29825

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 9d

We first published our Guidance Note 'What to do when a reporter attends (or wants to attend) your hearing' in 2023. Later, we updated it to account for the expansion of the Reporting Pilot and introduction of the Financial Remedies Pilot, developing... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29825

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 13d

Thnx to Judiciary website to our request to make it easier to find out about how & why Family Court judgments are published on @bailii.bsky.social and The National Archives. Our updated post - Will my Family Court judgment be published? share.google/1bMQb8Iya6Hc...

Will my Family Court judgment be published?

We recently received an enquiry from someone who wanted a court judgment in their case to be published and didn't know how to go about this. When a judge de

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 19d

what to do if you want your family court judgment published - new post on the up to date position on judges publishing. Although Google will find the guidance for you, it's a circuitous task if you try the Judiciary website.

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 19d

We recently received an enquiry from someone who wanted a court judgment in their case to be published and who didn't know how to go about this. When a judge decides to publish their judgment, their approved copy gets sent to The National Archives... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29837

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 3d

This post was amended on 25 September to add a new link on the Judiciary website. We recently received an enquiry from someone who wanted a court judgment in their case to be published and who didn't know how to go about this. [EDITED 22.09.25 to... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29837

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 20d

interesting to see The Guardian describe the justice system as 'transparent' although not sure how much Lady Hale would agree. New book on her observations of a range of courts www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’

She was the first female president of the supreme court, causing a ruckus when she ruled against Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament. Now she has written an insider’s take on the UK’s underfunded...

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Open Justice Court of Protection Project @openjusticecop.bsky.social · 27d

Today (Thursday 11 September 2025) at 5.30pm, we are running a small friendly webinar on how to observe (remote) hearings in the Court of Protection. Everyone welcome - if you'd like to join us just send us an email and we'll send you the link.

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 27d

Reported by Charlie Maloney from Reading Family Court - forced marriage protection order www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/2543316...

Mum accused of preparing daughter for forced marriage with 'virginity test'

A mother who took her teenage daughter to hospital for a “virginity test” has been accused of preparing her for a forced marriage, a court heard.

www.sloughobserver.co.uk

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Sep 7

British teenager becomes a ward of court to escape from Somalia - new post on this recent High Court judgment.

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Sep 7

We spotted this dramatic court judgment published last week although, surprisingly, we’ve not seen any media coverage – Re M (Nationality Based Jurisdiction) [2025] EWHC 1821 (Fam). There are a few similarities with the widely publicised case in... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29811

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Sep 7

We spotted this dramatic court judgment published last week although, surprisingly, we’ve not seen any media coverage – Re M (Nationality Based Jurisdiction) [2025] EWHC 1821 (Fam). There are a few similarities with the widely publicised case in... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29811

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Sep 5

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2025-09...

TBIJ launches mentorship programme to support next wave of family…

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Sep 1

update on these care proceedings in Cardiff Family Court - child will continue to live with grandparents as foster carers, under a care order.

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Sep 1

During August, I attended a final hearing in a case I’d written about in May, when I’d said: The circumstances in this case may sound all too familiar to some readers. A child aged ten was terrified of his mother’s violent male partner and is... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29803

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Sep 1

During August, I attended a final hearing in a case I’d written about in May, when I’d said: The circumstances in this case may sound all too familiar to some readers. A child aged ten was terrified of his mother’s violent male partner and is... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29803

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CourtWatch London @courtwatchldn.bsky.social · Aug 29

⚠️Faulty court technology is preventing the public from seeing crucial evidence.

Across dozens of hearings, courtwatchers saw faulty video screen links to be a source of delays and found they were unable to see the evidence originally intended to be viewed by the entire courtroom.
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Open Justice Court of Protection Project @openjusticecop.bsky.social · Aug 29

Why it mattered to Joe and Sandra Preston to be able to tell the story of the DOLS assessments and COP case they went through for Joe's mum, and how we made a successful application to the court for variation to the reporting restrictions.

openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/08/29/m...

Making it possible for families to tell their Court of Protection stories: How we got the reporting restrictions changed (while P is still alive)

By Celia Kitzinger, 29th August 2025 Earlier this month, Sandra and Joe Preston published an account of their experience in the Court of Protection and queried whether the case about their relative…

openjusticecourtofprotection.org

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Aug 28

we hope @sanchia7.bsky.social will continue her excellent work on reporting family courts

Sanchia Berg @sanchia7.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yesterday was my last day on BBC staff after 32 years’ continuous service. I’ve spent most of the time as a reporter on the Today Programme- but this was my first full time reporting job, as BBC Warsaw Correspondent- 1996! I’ll continue reporting freelance for the BBC and I have other projects too.

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Aug 23

revised Cafcass guidance on children refusing or resisting contact, incl use of 'experts' www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/08/22/f...

Social workers given guidance on children not wanting to see a parent - Community Care

Updated Cafcass guidance urges practitioners to consider whether child's reluctance is a result of domestic abuse or harmful parenting

www.communitycare.co.uk

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Aug 21

www.iclr.co.uk/blog/reviews... review of this new free resource recommended for lawyers as well as litigants in person

Review: Reliable Sources of Legal Information for Litigants In Person, by Sally McLaren - ICLR

We review the revised edition of an essential sourcebook of information for anyone navigating the legal system without a lawyer, and a service for lawyers in search of good citations ... Continue read...

www.iclr.co.uk

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Aug 18

Children under interim care orders are being left with harmful parents because there are currently no foster carers for them to move to, and no certainty there will be.

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Aug 18

A local authority (LA) applied for care orders for six children in March 2025. At the case management hearing (CMH) I attended in April, and wrote on here: ‘Completing care proceedings in less that 26 weeks’, a strict timetable was set out by... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29788

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Aug 18

A local authority (LA) applied for care orders for six children in March 2025. At the case management hearing (CMH) I attended in April, and wrote on here: ‘Completing care proceedings in less that 26 weeks’, a strict timetable was set out by... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29788

The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Aug 18

We've alerted The National Archives to fact this judgment published without name of judge: Mother v Father [2025] EWFC 247 caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/247
Unless required by a reporting restriction, this is a failure of open justice.

Mother v Father - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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