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Litigants in Person Guide This guide brings together accessible sources of law and legal information aimed at helping individuals better understand and engage with the legal process.

Recommended - this reliable guide to legal sources for LiPs litigants-in-person.carrd.co

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Family Court Roundup for July now published

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.  MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The BBC... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29758

Appeal judgment in the case of the Gillick-competent 14 year old boy 'stranded' in Ghana - now published. Welfare evaluation sent back to a different High Court judge

In June, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal by a 14 year old boy against a High Court decision that his parents had lawfully taken him from his home in the UK to Ghana, where he’d been left at a boarding school. You can read Sanchia Berg’s... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29745

both parents seem to be in the UK with their other children. We'll be writing on this case shortly

the appeal judgment has been handed down. (No link yet) We'll be writing on this shortly

judge praises social workers and lawyers in this case where a potential kinship carer came forward late in proceedings & 26 weeks deadline was extended for assessments #LegalBlogging

I wrote in April about an earlier hearing I’d attended in this case at Cardiff Family Court  before District Judge Saunders. This had originally seemed a sad but straightforward case of an abandoned baby for whom adoption would be the right... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29729

www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/child-protec...

A contra mundum super-injunction is discharged after almost two years On 1st September 2023, a contra mundum (against the world) super-injunction was granted to the government. At the time it was discharged, midday on Tuesday 15th July 2025, it had been in effect for…

the super injunction - courtobservers.org/2025/07/23/a... explanation and analysis from the Courts and Tribunals Observers Network

ITV documentary about the Griffiths case www.itv.com/watch/breaki...

18 in theory. It's a longstanding concept but was added as a presumption to the Children Act 1989. It's in a child's welfare to have a relationship with both parents where this is safe.

yes there are. But it's rare to call on the Tipstaff to enforce it.

the child's views were respected, but law & policy dictates a child should see both parents unless there's a risk of harm

thanks for the comments. William's views were well represented by Cafcass. But his perceptions of his mother were wrong - she was safe for him to be with. Father had criticised her in the past but the judge found they had both behaved poorly at times.

new legal blogging post on a case of refusing contact with one parent: a failed reunification plan, disagreement between the expert and the other professionals, child complaining after reading a judgment in another case, resisting an order being enforced by the Tipstaff.

A 13 year old boy was refusing to obey High Court orders that he spend time with his mother following his parents’ separation. After three years of failed attempts to persuade him to see her, the court asked the Tipstaff’s office to enforce an... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29719

High Court rejects anonymity plea from discredited expert Doctor had produced 'fundamentally flawed' report challenging previous court finding.

www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/high-co...

'My abusive ex convinced the courts to give him custody of our daughter' Abusers are using the family courts as to continue their torment.

'My abusive ex convinced the courts to give him custody of our daughter' | News UK | Metro News share.google/P0jRY7Vr65d5... but the MoJ are publishing their review of the presumption "shortly" (it says here)

‘We have no support’: foster carers take employment rights fight to UK supreme court Foster carers describe financial struggles and ‘lack of respect’ in ‘broken model’ propped up by benefit system

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

publication of Newport Family Court judgment where LA had failed to keep to supervision order plan. Judge identifies systemic failures, not individual social workers

new report from Womens Aid England on children killed by a domestic abusive parent following parental separation www.womensaid.org.uk/wp-content/u...

‘If I had to live with mum I’d jump out of the window’ - Why two boys ended up living with their dad On the day I saw them trot across the court waiting room on the way back from meeting the judge, Jamie and Andrew* were 10 and 14. I didn’t know that at the t

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This blog post from Lucy Reid highlights the importance of child participation in court proceedings, giving an example of a case where the children felt heard and understood: transparencyproject.org.uk/if-i-had-to-...

discussion on the Pathfinder model, now in all Wales and parts of England

We wrote about this case here transparencyproject.org.uk/access-to-fa...

Budget nuptial agreements “should provoke alarm” Budget nuptial agreements “can mislead parties and distort expectations in lower-income cases” and “should provoke alarm”, an academic specialising in family law has argued.

www.legalfutures.co.uk?p=144114 new research on 'budget' pre-nups by Prof Sharon Thompson

Roundup of family court transparency news for June

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.  MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The Times... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29698