New rules ease reporting restrictions in family courts across England and Wales

Journalists and bloggers to have greater access under ‘open reporting provisions’ after pilot scheme launched in 2023A scheme allowing journalists increased access to family courts is being rolled out in an effort to improve transparency.The initiative permits accredited journalists and legal bloggers to report on cases as they unfold, as they would in criminal courts, provided the families and certain professionals involved remain anonymous. Continue reading...

Jan 27, 2025 - 01:52
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New rules ease reporting restrictions in family courts across England and Wales

Journalists and bloggers to have greater access under ‘open reporting provisions’ after pilot scheme launched in 2023

A scheme allowing journalists increased access to family courts is being rolled out in an effort to improve transparency.

The initiative permits accredited journalists and legal bloggers to report on cases as they unfold, as they would in criminal courts, provided the families and certain professionals involved remain anonymous. Continue reading...