Lord Justice Munby recently delivered the annual Hershman Levy Lecture on the topic of Transparency and the Children Schools and Families Act 2010, in which he referred to my recent article in Family Law, republished here. You can read the lecture here on the Association of Lawyers for Children website.
Posts Tagged ‘openness’
Hershman Levy Memorial Lecture – Munby LJ on Transparency
Posted in stuff, tagged children, open justice, openness, privacy, transparency on July 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Washed up and hung out to air in public
Posted in stuff, tagged children, family justice system, journalism, open justice, openness, publicity on May 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Further to my previous post on the passing of the Children Schools & Families Act 2010, The Times has published an article about the new provisions which is spot on: it identifies – importantly – that the new law, when it is brought into force, will in fact be more restrictive than the existing privacy rules covering [...]
Open Debate
Posted in stuff, tagged children, family courts, family justice system, openness, privacy, transparency on November 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The FLBA hosted a panel discussion on ‘Publicity in Family Proceedings’ today. It was moderated by Mr Justice Coleridge, and the panel was comprised of Mrs Justice Eleanor King, Anthony Hayden QC, Joshua Rozenberg and Dr Julia Brophy. It was a really interesting discussion. There was some consensus on a number of points: that greater [...]
OPENNESS OF FAMILY COURTS
Posted in stuff, tagged family justice system, famiy courts, openness, privacy, secrecy, transparency on November 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today’s press release from the MoJ in respect of proposed legislative reform to further open up the Family Courts. Hmmm….More on this when I’ve had time to look properly…
The Final Straw
Posted in stuff, tagged access to justice, family justice system, legal aid, media access, openness on July 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced the second tranche of reforms in respect of the opening up of the family courts, reports the Times. It is no surprise that the government has announced its plan to relax the law in respect of reporting restrictions after the widespread disappointment voiced by the media when it realised [...]
The Prurient Eye
Posted in stuff, tagged ancillary relief, family justice system, openness on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This case concerning the Spencer Divorce is the second case I have seen reported where counsel have tried to argue for privacy within ancillary relief proceedings – and failed. The characteristic of both cases is that the argument was focussed on ousting the media from the hearing in the first place, rather than on restricting what [...]
Tags
-
Recent Comments
Secrecy « Pink… on Sign of the Times Secrecy « Pink… on Sign of The Times Margaret Wilde on Court of Protection Secrecy Ch… 
Recent Court of Appeal Decisions (Civil Division)- TM (Zimbabwe) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 916 (30 July 2010)
- Sheffield City Council v Wall (Personal Representatives of) & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 922 (30 July 2010)
- ZA (Nigeria) & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 926 (30 July 2010)
Archives
