TBIJ

30.01.25

‘Really terrifying’: undercover calls expose the views of influential court expert

Senior psychologist shocked at recordings of Melanie Gill, who has given expert evidence in hundreds of family cases

30.01.25

Family Court Files

Psychologist’s ‘alarming’ views on domestic abuse throw spotlight on family court experts

Undercover recording reveals Melanie Gill berating ‘completely biased’ judges who have bought into ‘radical feminism’

27.01.25

Our Impact

New court reporting rules mark ‘watershed moment for family justice’

Journalists across England and Wales given greater access to court proceedings following success of transparency pilot

24.01.25

Our Impact

Sara Sharif case: journalists win appeal to name family court judges

Judges involved in decisions around welfare of murdered 10-year-old had been kept nameless due to ‘unprecedented’ order

11.12.24

Family Court Files

Parental alienation: landmark new guidance issued to protect victims of domestic abuse

Guidance to family court judges also addresses the use of unregulated psychologists as expert witnesses

09.11.24

Family Court Files

Parents ‘losing their children’ over misinterpreted drug tests

Hair strands tests used in life-changing decisions can give misleading results

16.10.24

Family Court Files

Cafcass issues new rules to protect abuse victims in family court system

Service representing children’s interests urges stricter recommendations around abusive parents

15.09.24

Family Court Files

Serial rapist stripped of parental responsibility

Kristoffer White had previously been granted time with his daughter despite multiple findings of rape against him

31.08.24

Family Court Files

Family Court Files: mother ‘devastated’ after rapist father granted contact with child

The mother has successfully appealled the order that let Kristoffer White have unsupervised time with their daughter

16.07.24

Our Impact

Kristoffer White: TBIJ wins court battle to publish name of sex offender

Ruling hailed as ‘important decision’ in ensuring family courts are not exploited by perpetrators

26.06.24

Family Court Files

Reform family courts to tackle violence against women, charities urge next government

Experts say manifestos fail to reflect the profound impact of family courts on victims of domestic abuse

27.04.24

Family Court Files

Family Court Files: Abusive father’s attempts to manipulate family courts

Man’s claims that he was the victim of domestic abuse were undermined by body-cam footage he recorded around the home

19.04.24

Family Court Files

Family Court Files: Psychologist’s evidence used to ‘ramp up’ allegations of parental alienation

Expert opinion was given to court by psychologist who is not registered with a regulator

28.03.24

Family Court Files

‘I’m part of the process, not an unwelcome guest’: reporting from inside the family courts

Our reporter on covering the family courts before and during our groundbreaking transparency pilot

28.02.24

Family Court Files

Family Court Files: child abduction using northern Cyprus ‘loophole’ leaves parents in legal deadlock

Mother is one of many to have fled with their children to the self-declared state unrecognised by UK government

07.02.24

Family Court Files

Family courts: major law changes protecting abuse victims to be debated in Lords

Amendments include ban on unregulated experts and veto on allegations of ‘parental alienation’

06.02.24

Family Court Files

Family Court Files: father stripped of parental responsibility after raping ex-partner

Mother’s rape allegation had been dismissed in error before case was re-heard on appeal

26.01.24

Family Court Files

Family courts: government shelves plans for forced mediation

Proposals intended to reduce backlogs had drawn criticism for putting vulnerable people at further risk

12.01.24

Family Court Files

Family court transparency pilot expanded across England and Wales

Journalists will be able to report what they see and hear at courts in a further 16 areas

16.12.23

Family Court Files

Family Court Files: child removed from mother after ‘punitive’ recommendation

Decision came after evidence from three experts, one of whom was unregulated

‘Really terrifying’: undercover calls expose the views of influential court expert

Psychologist’s ‘alarming’ views on domestic abuse throw spotlight on family court experts

New court reporting rules mark ‘watershed moment for family justice’

Sara Sharif case: journalists win appeal to name family court judges

Parental alienation: landmark new guidance issued to protect victims of domestic abuse

Parents ‘losing their children’ over misinterpreted drug tests

Cafcass issues new rules to protect abuse victims in family court system

Serial rapist stripped of parental responsibility

Family Court Files: mother ‘devastated’ after rapist father granted contact with child

Kristoffer White: TBIJ wins court battle to publish name of sex offender

Reform family courts to tackle violence against women, charities urge next government

Family Court Files: Abusive father’s attempts to manipulate family courts

Family Court Files: Psychologist’s evidence used to ‘ramp up’ allegations of parental alienation

‘I’m part of the process, not an unwelcome guest’: reporting from inside the family courts

Family Court Files: child abduction using northern Cyprus ‘loophole’ leaves parents in legal deadlock

Family courts: major law changes protecting abuse victims to be debated in Lords

Family Court Files: father stripped of parental responsibility after raping ex-partner

Family courts: government shelves plans for forced mediation

Family court transparency pilot expanded across England and Wales

Family Court Files: child removed from mother after ‘punitive’ recommendation

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