Subject: Justice system

22.11.24

The Enablers

Zahawi, Al-Fayed and Ampika Pickston: All the silenced stories

MPs used parliamentary privilege during the SLAPPs debate to reveal stories suppressed by legal threats

21.11.24

The Enablers

SLAPPs: What are the next steps to end abusive libel actions?

Labour has yet to announce any concrete plans to pass new legislation

21.11.24

The Enablers

TBIJ teams up with MPs to uncover stories silenced by threats

TBIJ spent a year uncovering public-interest stories blocked by legal threats. On Thursday, MPs will use parliamentary privilege to discuss them

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

29.10.24

Family Court Files

Join us for the first ever Family Court Reporting Week

For five days from Monday 4 November TBIJ is hosting a series of events for journalists around the country

18.10.24

Trapped in work

Employment Rights Bill: will new unfair dismissal rules help seasonal workers?

Proposals may improve the outlook for vulnerable migrant workers – but do not address the root of the problem

10.10.24

Family Court Files

Why are unregulated psychologists acting as expert witnesses in family courts?

A clinical psychologist explains the problematic role of experts in family courts cases

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

16.08.24

The Enablers

City law firm sought ‘eye-watering’ £1.1m costs from climate protesters

DLA Piper’s demands from campaigners included £2,500 for a list of its own fees

01.08.24

TBIJ beats two-year ‘SLAPP’ lawsuit

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has overcome a two-year libel suit from a multibillion dollar company formerly linked to Kazakhstan’s ruling elite after the claim was dropped in June.

01.08.24

The Enablers

Stressful, infuriating – and intensely boring: my two years defending a libel claim

London is one of the last places you want to be sued, and many journalists face financial ruin if they lose

29.07.24

The Enablers

What to do if you are threatened with a SLAPP lawsuit

Being sued for libel can be scary – but don’t panic

17.07.24

Reporting restrictions explained: which parts of a court case make the news – and why

Most legal cases are open to the public and media alike – but not all the details are allowed to be reported

16.07.24

Family Court Files

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

02.07.24

The Enablers

Five parties accept illegal donations, exposing flaws in foreign-influence rules

Conservatives, SNP, Reform, Lib Dems and Greens took payments from donor not on electoral register

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

11.05.24

Trapped in work

‘One hell to another’: Thousands of care workers risk deportation after employers breach rules

Migrant workers left scrambling for a new sponsor due to nature of government visa scheme

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

Zahawi, Al-Fayed and Ampika Pickston: All the silenced stories

SLAPPs: What are the next steps to end abusive libel actions?

TBIJ teams up with MPs to uncover stories silenced by threats

Parents ‘losing their children’ over misinterpreted drug tests

Join us for the first ever Family Court Reporting Week

Employment Rights Bill: will new unfair dismissal rules help seasonal workers?

Why are unregulated psychologists acting as expert witnesses in family courts?

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

City law firm sought ‘eye-watering’ £1.1m costs from climate protesters

TBIJ beats two-year ‘SLAPP’ lawsuit

Stressful, infuriating – and intensely boring: my two years defending a libel claim

What to do if you are threatened with a SLAPP lawsuit

Reporting restrictions explained: which parts of a court case make the news – and why

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

Five parties accept illegal donations, exposing flaws in foreign-influence rules

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

‘One hell to another’: Thousands of care workers risk deportation after employers breach rules

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

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