Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Transparency in the family courts: new practice guidance takes effect

Transparency in the family courts: new practice guidance takes effect. By John Bolch. - Marilyn Stowe Blog:

The President of the Family Division’spractice guidance on the publication of judgments takes effect from today.
The purpose of the guidance is to increase the number of family court judgments that are published, with the ultimate aim of improving ‘transparency’, i.e. making the public more aware of the work of the family courts, thereby countering the charge that the family courts operate ‘a system of secret and unaccountable justice’.
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