Baby P Sacking Legal Actions Commence

Sharon Shoesmith has commenced not one but two legal actions in connection with her dismissal from Haringey over the Baby P case – judicial review and employment tribunal, the Guardian reports.

Family Courts Reach Breaking Point

No time to comment now, but follow link here for breaking reports following FLBA Press Conference yesterday, regarding the publication of the Family Bar report.

Punishing the Victim

This news story about the imprisonment of a woman giving testimony about an alleged rape does not make happy reading. It appears that the Scottish judge imprisoned her for contempt of court when she objected to questions about her sexual history and broke down in the witness box, unable to continue. I find it hard [...]

A few titbits…

…to keep all the snowed-in out there occupied (if you aren’t out hurtling down a hill on a bin lid that is). I don’t have time today to chase up all these items but thought some of you might be interested… Children’s Society report (Thanks Teech Liz) – from a 2 second look at the [...]