Family Justice Narratives : No. 5

This is the fifth of the Family Justice Narratives. You can find out what the Family Justice Narratives are all about and how to get involved here. NARRATIVE NO 5 : Anonymous Advice Worker The questions: Tell us where you fit in (solicitor, barrister, social worker, guardian, judge, researcher, court staff, something else) Tell us about your [...]

Family Justice Narratives : No. 4

This is the fourth of the Family Justice Narratives. You can find out what the Family Justice Narratives are all about and how to get involved here. NARRATIVE NO 4 : Anonymous Guardian   Naturally, it has taken some time to get down to writing this, despite my best intentions. It’s an excellent idea and I look [...]

Family Justice Narratives : No. 3

This is the third of the Family Justice Narratives. You can find out what the Family Justice Narratives are all about and how to get involved here. NARRATIVE NO 3 : ANONYMOUS PROVINCIAL BARRISTER Tell us where you fit in (solicitor, barrister, social worker, guardian, judge, researcher, court staff, something else) I’m a Barrister. It’s a job [...]

Family Justice Narratives : No. 2

This is the second of the Family Justice Narratives. You can find out what the Family Justice Narratives are all about and how to get involved here. Narrative No 2 : ANONYMOUS SOCIAL WORKER Tell us where you fit in (solicitor, barrister, social worker, guardian, judge, researcher, court staff, something else) I’m a Social Worker (not that [...]

Litigants in Person – some numbers

A while ago I made a Freedom of Information Act request to get some stats from the court service about litigants in person in private law matters. The request and the response I received can be found here, and my summary of the figures is here. It shows the position as at end Jun 2011. [...]

Family Justice Narratives: No. 1

This is the first in the Family Justice Narratives. You can find out what the Family Justice Narratives are all about and how to get involved here. Narrative No 1 : ANONYMOUS SOLICITOR I’ve been a solicitor since 1988 and worked for the same firm throughout and always in family law. This week was exhausting but [...]

Family Justice Narratives

I like the sound of my own keyboard, but recently I invited you all to share your perspective on things, to tell a story other than mine (original post here). And quite a few of you replied saying you’d like to take part. So here is how I’d like to do this. I’ve drawn up [...]

The Caucus Race

It’s been a bit “Alice in Wonderland” around here lately. I last posted on 22 February and it was like the moment when Alice ate the cake. Quite apart from my sudden and unexpected monstering for succombing to temptation, I feel as if I have been caught in an interminable caucus race ever since. I could indulge [...]

Bailii

A long time ago I promised I would do my bit to help BAILII raise funds. And then I forgot about it. I have now made good on my promise and gift aided 5% of the funds I have raised through advertising on Pink Tape to BAILII. Not a fortune, but it’s better than a [...]

Well, you did ask

This is a funny sort of book review. I’m not going to tell you the name of the book or the author. It is in fact an anonymised book review of an already anonymised book which was ghost written on behalf of a father previously involved in lengthy family court proceedings in the County and [...]