Commentary

In the last of three linked posts, David Burrows considers a recent drive towards open justice in financial remedy proceedings in the family courts, following a change of mind by one particular judge… Continue reading

In this guest post Daniel Cloake (aka mouseinthecourt) shows how amendments to the CPR are being used to curtail long established common law principles of open justice and transparency… Continue reading

In the second of three linked posts, David Burrows considers a recent drive towards open justice in financial remedy proceedings in the family courts, following a change of mind by one particular judge. … Continue reading

In the first of three linked posts, David Burrows considers a recent drive towards open justice in financial remedy proceedings in the family courts, following a change of mind by one particular judge… Continue reading

David Burrows considers the risks and benefits of agreements relating to divorce or the dissolution of a civil partnership… Continue reading

In two related posts, David Burrows considers the legality of the new divorce rules … Continue reading

In two related posts, David Burrows considers the legality of the new divorce rules … Continue reading

David Burrows considers controlling or coercive behaviour in the context of family relationships, as defined in statute and given context in some recent cases. … Continue reading

David Burrows reviews the President of the Family Division’s Transparency Review report… Continue reading

Even reported judgments are a mixture of ratio decidendi and obiter dicta. So while the publication of all judgments might be a boost for open justice, what effect, asks David Burrows, might archiving all the court’s judgments have on the administration of justice? … Continue reading