Absence of Authority?

In all the debate about ‘transparency’ of family proceedings, sight is almost invariably lost of the signal feature of a court case: it is among the more significant interactions in our polity between a citizen and an organ of the state. Secret dealings between state courts and private citizens are, as Lord Shaw said in Scott v Scott, an attack upon the very foundations of public and private security.

• Blog

• Transparency
• Publicity and Confidentiality

• Sir Nicholas Mostyn

!01/09/2024 21:38

A Fabulous Interview

Sir Nicholas Mostyn makes two observations about Baroness Hale’s comments on transparency.

• Blog

• Publicity and Confidentiality

• Sir Nicholas Mostyn

!13/08/2024 09:25

Maintenance for a Disabled Adult Child: A Case of Legal Blogging

Given the announcement of a new Financial Remedies Court reporting pilot, Polly Morgan discusses the process of legal blogging: the rules around accessing the hearing, the practicalities of reporting, the framework for controlling what can be reported, and the drafting of a reporting restriction order.

• Journal

• Transparency
• Publicity and Confidentiality
• Maintenance

• Polly Morgan | Case Editor

!13/03/2024 07:00

Financial Remedy Proceedings Transparency Reporting Pilot: Launch date 29 January 2024

Those who have appeared in Children Act cases in Leeds, Cardiff or Carlisle in the last 12 months will have encountered the transparency pilot scheme established in those courts in January 2023. The essence of the Financial Remedies Court reporting pilot is the same.

• Journal

• Transparency
• Publicity and Confidentiality

• Samantha Hillas KC

!13/03/2024 07:00

Groundhog Day Again: A Response to The Transparency Reporting Pilot for Financial Remedy Proceedings

Sir James Munby writes about The Transparency Reporting Pilot for Financial Remedy Proceedings.

• Journal

• Transparency
• Publicity and Confidentiality

• Sir James Munby

!26/01/2024 08:00

RN v DA (Divorce – Rescission of Decree Nisi) [2023] EWFC 25530 November 2023

HHJ Vincent. Final Hearing of cross-applications to either grant a decree absolute out of time or rescind the decree nisi. Addendum judgment on anonymisation.

• Cases

• Decree Absolute Out Of Time
• Publicity and Confidentiality
• Setting Aside a Decree Nisi
• Divorce Orders
• Decree Nisi/Decree Final
• Rescission of Divorce Decree

• Nicole Bryan-Quamina

Augousti v Matharu [2023] EWHC 1900 (Fam)10 August 2023

Decision on permission to appeal on grounds which were considered to be totally without merit and applications for reporting restriction order.

• Cases

• Publicity and Confidentiality
• Appeals
• Needs

• Rebekah Batt

Tsvetkov v Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130 and [2023] EWFC 131 (costs)4 August 2023

Peel J. Final Hearing of H’s Financial Remedy application.

• Cases

• Chattels
• Publicity and Confidentiality
• Conduct
• Costs
• Tax
• Add-Backs

• Charlotte Lanning

AW v AH [2022] EWFC 19511 August 2022

Deputy District Judge Michael Horton QC. The reserved judgment at a final hearing for financial relief under Part III of the 1984 Act. Short marriage of 3 years including cohabitation, one child of the family aged 3.5 living with the wife (AW) in England.…

• Cases

• Publicity and Confidentiality
• Jurisdiction
• Divorce Jurisdiction Post-Brexit
• Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act

• Nicole Bryan-Quamina

James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam)19 April 2023

Mostyn J. An appeal concerning the correct approach to the calculation of child maintenance liability in which Mostyn J adds to the ever-expanding repository of family law acronyms.

• Cases

• Publicity and Confidentiality
• Child Maintenance
• Variation Applications
• Children Act 1989 Schedule 1 Applications
• Child Support

• Calum Smith