Transparency in the Family Courts: Publicity and Privacy in Practice

Description

Transparency describes openness, accessibility and public understanding of the family justice system.
This work provides practitioners in family courts with an explanation of the relevant law, so that they are well-equipped to advise their clients on their remedies, rights and obligations with regard to transparency.

The second edition includes recent case law and procedural changes, including the implications of court hearings being conducted online, as introduced during the pandemic but set to continue. It is written in the context of the outcome of the President’s Transparency Review (2021). It includes:

– Press attendance and reporting from pilot courts
– Legal blogging developments in privacy of financial applications
– Updated judicial guidance on anonymisation and publication, including the transfer of publication from BAILII to TNA
– Implications of the Ministry of Justice digital reform programme and access to data

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