by familoo | 27 May 2011 | Uncategorized
Twitter recently alerted me to the existence of an interesting discussion thread on Mumsnet concerning adoption and care and John Hemming (Hat tip to @carlgardner, who in turn got his heads up from @thesmallplaces). I have also found another equally interesting thread...
by familoo | 23 May 2011 | courts, rants, transparency
It is the most de rigeur of popular expletives. What the Hemming has he been up to now? Need I waste my tippy tappy fingertips on typing an explanation? Thought not. So, I will just point out this excellent post of Carl Gardner’s on Head of Legal, and juxtapose...
by familoo | 15 May 2016 | representation
Sometimes parents are anxious that their barrister is not on their side, or even that they might be in cahoots with social services. Sometimes, when you’re being given depressing advice, it can feel as if your lawyer is not fighting hard enough for you, and...
by familoo | 23 Aug 2015 | transparency
Adoption statistics. Tricky topic. Makes my head hurt a bit. I have written a blog post on the Transparency Project about this issue, following a post by former MP John Hemming on the same. You can read it here.
by familoo | 23 Jan 2015 | cases, rants
Thurs 22 January 2015 : Daily Mail reports that “Judge defies the rules by jailing woman for contempt of court in secret because naming her will lead to her daughter being identified” and “decision made after judge was reminded of the Appeal Court...
