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Transparency in the Family Court: What Goes On Behind Closed Doors?

Who does the story belong to: the family or society? Where and how are the lines drawn? Until relatively recently the Family Court door was closed to all save the parties and professionals involved in the case.

Samuel Pepys the Guitarist

Music, musical performance, guitar, samuel pepys, pepys, italian music, instrument, Cesare Morelli, 17th century europe

The Child in the Family Court Room: Whose Child is it Anyway?

In this lecture I will explore whether the family court system is fit for purpose when it comes to dealing with the children at the heart of its deliberations.

The Guitar at the Restoration Court

When the most famous diarist in English, Samuel Pepys, accompanied Charles II back to London for the Restoration of the monarchy he was given the task of carrying the king’s guitar. From this moment on, the instrument had a the royal seal of approval.

Dealing with Sex Abuse: How Does the Family Court Assess Risk?

What effect do these cases have on the professionals involved? How does the family justice system confront these emotive and complex cases?

Justice Online: Getting Better?

Joshua Rozenberg reports on what’s been achieved so far and asks whether online justice is just as good.

An Englishman (with a Guitar) Abroad

In 1643 an English landowner, Sir Ralph Verney, fled to France in the depths of the Civil War. He settled in Blois and, while there, amassed a vast archive that is still unpublished. These records provide a wealth of information about the music they played and the guitars they bought.

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Transparency in the Family Court: What Goes On Behind Closed Doors?

Samuel Pepys the Guitarist

The Child in the Family Court Room: Whose Child is it Anyway?

The Guitar at the Restoration Court

Dealing with Sex Abuse: How Does the Family Court Assess Risk?

Justice Online: Getting Better?

An Englishman (with a Guitar) Abroad

Vulnerable Clients and The Family Justice System

The Guitar in the Age of Charles I

NOW That's What I Call Carols: 1582!

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