In this post I will be looking at some more of the curiosities of ancient matrimonial law, following my earlier post, Marriage in hope and expectation - but maybe not in law.
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Paul Magrath
Paul Magrath is head of product development at the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) and a member of the Transparency Project. He is one of three authors of Transparency in the Family Courts: Publicity and Privacy in Practice.
Recent Posts
Marriage in hope and expectation - but maybe not in law
3rd July 2020
One of the things I rather enjoy doing as part of my day job is fossicking about among the older law reports in ICLR’s collection and tidying up their subject matter classification. I need to do this...
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Remote but transparent? Open justice under the lockdown
14th April 2020
As a law reporter and legal commentator, one of my main concerns is open justice. The aims, obstacles and methods of achieving that in the context of the generally private hearings of the family...
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Courtly love: a bouquet of strangely romantic and erotic case law
By Paul Magrath
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Family Law
14th February 2020
‘The appellant is a lap dancer. I would not, of course, begin to know exactly what that involves. One can guess at it, but could not faithfully describe it. The judge tantalisingly tells us, at...
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Women in law: a century of change
8th January 2020
On 23 December 2019 the legal world celebrated the centenary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which first allowed women to enter the legal professions. Celebrations have already...
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The tale of a transcript, and a triumph for transparency
15th October 2019
Previously on this blog, we had tea at the Ritz (as in: justice is open to all, just like the…). It was quite a treat, finding out all about court fees and costs. The tea wasn’t bad either, with a...
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Transparency: an open and shut case — or be careful what you wish for?
10th July 2019
Three recent blog posts have engaged with the pressing issue of transparency in the family courts, and the gap between our expectations of fair and accurate legal coverage and the sometimes harsh...
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From Mystery to Transparency
11th April 2019
In a post derived from his recent participation in the 2019 Putney Debates, Paul Magrath of ICLR explains the various ways in which judges promote public understanding and respect for what they...
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The Ritz Hotel is open to all - just like the law courts
By Paul Magrath
14th February 2019
Letter to a lay litigant
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