Knock knock knockin’ on hearing’s door – what happens when the press come to the family court?
Due to the nature of family law disputes, hearings in the family court often contain information which is “private”, intimate, personal, and/or sensitive. While press attendance of family court hearings has been a possibility for many years, in reality the press have tended not to take up this opportunity given the restrictive rules around publication […]
Family courts: A broken system
To try and better manage the rising numbers (27% increase) of private children law applications and cope with understaffing, the family courts in London have reintroduced prioritisation protocols used during the pandemic. Private children law proceedings are those involving private individuals: parents, grandparents, step-parents. In conjunction with Cafcass (the body that provides social workers to […]
The Body – are you in breach of contract?
Imagine you have a contract with your body – “The Body”. You are obliged to take care of it, and feed, water and rest it. The Body is required to be resilient, stay healthy and in workable (preferably good!) condition. The agreed outcome is that you can function on a day-to-day basis with relationships, work, […]
