03.04.25
Family Court Files
Woman whose rape allegation was wrongly dismissed by judge had to give evidence twice to secure justice
Mother was accused of abusive behaviour and reckless lifestyle in tribunal claim withdrawn this week
22.03.25
Our Impact
Rule-change would make it harder for judges to appoint unregulated experts – but campaigners say it doesn’t go far enough
Unregulated psychologist’s rise from little-known music promoter to court-appointed expert in a dubious pseudoscience
19.03.25
Local Power
Huge debts, few checks and balances and a culture of denial led Spelthorne council to financial meltdown, just like a similar disaster in nearby Thurrock
17.03.25
Spelthorne spent big on commercial properties to offset austerity cuts but amassed disastrous debts
30.01.25
Undercover recording reveals Melanie Gill berating ‘completely biased’ judges who have bought into ‘radical feminism’
24.01.25
Judges involved in decisions around welfare of murdered 10-year-old had been kept nameless due to ‘unprecedented’ order
19.12.24
Trapped in work
Ahimsa Dairy Foundation underpaid some workers and left animals to suffer through fatal injury
11.12.24
Guidance to family court judges also addresses the use of unregulated psychologists as expert witnesses
09.12.24
Transparency scheme due to be rolled out across England and Wales early in early 2025
07.12.24
Trans+ Voices
Reports of treatment being refused or withdrawn are on the rise – and no official figures exist to track the issue
15.11.24
Exploited farmworkers face huge barriers to justice – including rules effectively preventing oral evidence
12.11.24
Senior Thurrock council officers and Conservative cabinet members spent years with their heads in the sand
11.11.24
The council wants to recoup money lost in a disastrous series of investments by any means necessary
09.11.24
Hair strands tests used in life-changing decisions can give misleading results
18.10.24
Proposals may improve the outlook for vulnerable migrant workers – but do not address the root of the problem
16.10.24
Service representing children’s interests urges stricter recommendations around abusive parents
15.10.24
Coroners and charities have drawn a link between lack of access to healthcare and subsequent suicides. But gender critical campaigners have long disputed the evidence
10.10.24
A clinical psychologist explains the problematic role of experts in family courts cases
