30.01.25
Senior psychologist shocked at recordings of Melanie Gill, who has given expert evidence in hundreds of family cases
Family Court Files
Undercover recording reveals Melanie Gill berating ‘completely biased’ judges who have bought into ‘radical feminism’
27.01.25
Our Impact
Journalists across England and Wales given greater access to court proceedings following success of transparency pilot
24.01.25
Judges involved in decisions around welfare of murdered 10-year-old had been kept nameless due to ‘unprecedented’ order
11.12.24
Guidance to family court judges also addresses the use of unregulated psychologists as expert witnesses
09.11.24
Hair strands tests used in life-changing decisions can give misleading results
16.10.24
Service representing children’s interests urges stricter recommendations around abusive parents
15.09.24
Kristoffer White had previously been granted time with his daughter despite multiple findings of rape against him
31.08.24
The mother has successfully appealled the order that let Kristoffer White have unsupervised time with their daughter
16.07.24
Ruling hailed as ‘important decision’ in ensuring family courts are not exploited by perpetrators
26.06.24
Experts say manifestos fail to reflect the profound impact of family courts on victims of domestic abuse
27.04.24
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
Expert opinion was given to court by psychologist who is not registered with a regulator
28.03.24
Our reporter on covering the family courts before and during our groundbreaking transparency pilot
28.02.24
Mother is one of many to have fled with their children to the self-declared state unrecognised by UK government
07.02.24
Amendments include ban on unregulated experts and veto on allegations of ‘parental alienation’
06.02.24
Mother’s rape allegation had been dismissed in error before case was re-heard on appeal
26.01.24
Proposals intended to reduce backlogs had drawn criticism for putting vulnerable people at further risk
12.01.24
Journalists will be able to report what they see and hear at courts in a further 16 areas
16.12.23
Decision came after evidence from three experts, one of whom was unregulated