Professionally Embarrassing

Professionally Embarrassing

By Malvika Jaganmohan, Madeleine WhelanSociety & CultureBusinessEducation
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Professionally Embarrassing episodes

  • Series 3, Episode 7

    Re C (Parental Alienation: Instruction of Expert) [2023] EWHC 345

    Re C (Surrogacy: Consent) [2023] EWCA Civ 16

    Recommendations:

    • Pupillage podcast - https://www.middletemple.org.uk/members/inn-initiatives/event-recordings/pupillage-podcast
  • Tortoise Media Slow Newscast – Snatched https://www.tortoisemedia.com/audio/snatched/
  • Family Law and Lattes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/family-law-lattes/id1560538606
  • Post Mortem by Gary Bell KC https://www.amazon.co.uk/Post-Mortem-Elliot-Rook-Book/dp/1526612399 
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    @Amyfamilylaw 

    @sglaisteryoung

    57 min
  • Series 3, Episode 6: with SPECIAL GUEST Lucy Reed soon-to-be KC, Chair of the Transparency Project

    Pink Tape: a blog from the Family Bar http://www.pinktape.co.uk/

    The Family Court without a Lawyer by Lucy Reed http://www.nofamilylawyer.co.uk/

    The Transparency Project https://transparencyproject.org.uk/

    Confidence and Confidentiality: Transparency in the Family Court https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/transparency-in-the-family-courts-report-3/

    Transparency Implementation Group https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/our-justice-system/jurisdictions/family-jurisdiction/transparency-implementation-group/

    Re BR and others (Transparency Order: Finding of Fact Hearing) https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Re-BR-Transparency-Order.-Finding-of-Fact-Hearing-Approved-for-Publication.pdf

    If you want to join the Legal Bloggers Training on Thursday, 2nd February 2023, email [email protected]

    Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama https://www.channel4.com/programmes/vardy-v-rooney-a-courtroom-drama

    Medical Experts in the Family Court: Where Two Worlds Collide, with Prof. Jo Delahunty KC and Prof. Owen Arthurs, Gresham College https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/medical-family

    How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-kill-your-family/bella-mackie/9780008365943

    Tweet of the week

    @ChrisJWarner https://twitter.com/ChrisJ_Warner/status/1618210825071693826?s=20&t=IMPzWGDVruFLftvB5-jrgw

    @sglaisteryoung https://twitter.com/sglaisteryoung/status/1618176855907131392?s=20&t=IMPzWGDVruFLftvB5-jrgw

    @OliverConway

    https://twitter.com/OliverConway/status/1611111018825916418?s=20&t=nZgn-DLOSLegq4ZZqITsVQ

    You can follow Malvika and Maddie on Twitter @MalvikaJaganmo1 and @Maddie_Whelan2

    While every effort is made to ensure that the contents of each episode is accurate, none of the contents of any episode of Professionally Embarrassing are intended to be a substitute for legal advice. No liability is accepted for any error or omission within any episode.  

    52 min
  • Series 3, Episode 5: another BUMPER case law episode

    Cases

    • Re S (Children: Party Status) [2022] EWCA Civ 1717
  • Q v R [2022] EWHC 2961
  • Re AZ (A Child) (Recusal) [2022] EWCA Civ 911
  • The Mother v The Father [2022] EWHC 3107
  • Gallagher v Gallagher (No 1) (Reporting Restrictions) [2022] EWFC 52
  • Reading recommendations

    • ‘Another Financial Remedy case where anonymity was refused’ by Lucy Reed https://transparencyproject.org.uk/another-financial-remedy-case-where-anonymity-was-refused/
  • ‘Through a glass, darkly: Gallagher and transparency in the financial remedies court’ by Polly Morgan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09649069.2022.2136706
  • Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, ‘Mothers in recurrent care proceedings: New evidence for England and Wales’ https://www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/mothers-in-recurrent-care-proceedings-new-evidence-for-england-and-wales
  • A View from The President’s Chambers: November 2022 https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/a-view-from-the-presidents-chambers-november-2022
  • Tweet of the week

    @jsnbarn 

    https://twitter.com/jsnbarn/status/1613536593645809664?s=20&t=J9YHXKaEyGGu8AFV_O-q5g

    Statement from New Park Court Chambers https://www.newparkcourt.co.uk/2022/12/19/james-gelsthorpe/

    @tomgeorgefilm https://twitter.com/tomgeorgefilm/status/1605647869683200000?s=20&t=J9YHXKaEyGGu8AFV_O-q5g

    You can follow Malvika and Maddie on Twitter @MalvikaJaganmo1 and @Maddie_Whelan2

    While every effort is made to ensure that the contents of each episode is accurate, none of the contents of any episode of Professionally Embarrassing are intended to be a substitute for legal advice. No liability is accepted for any error or omission within any episode.  

    1 hr 10 min
  • Series 3, Episode 4: don’t forget about ground rules, a judge criticises the “system” and a wild podcast about a wilder case

    TWs: sexual abuse, child abuse, discussion of ableism

    Cases:

    CM v IP [2022] EWHC 2755 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2022/2755.html

    A Practical Guide to PD12J by Malvika Jaganmohan and Rebecca Cross http://www.lawbriefpublishing.com/product/practicedirection12janddomesticabuse/ 

    Re C [2022] EWFC 138 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/138.html 

    Summary of Cleveland Report https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1834212/pdf/bmj00295-0046.pdf

    As v TH (False Allegations of Abuse) (Rev 1) [2016] EWHC 532 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2016/532.html 

    Recommendations:

    Hoaxed podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/5HSL3m0OTO8vnHRMyzvAvP?si=879e7341288e4635 

    Re P and Q (Children: Care Proceedings: Fact Finding) [2015] EWFC 26 (Fam) 
    Extraordinary Attorney Woo https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81518991 
    Ben Roberts-Smith v the media https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2022/oct/29/ben-roberts-smith-v-the-media-part-one-reputation-podcast 
    Tweets:
    https://twitter.com/PaisleyLaura/status/1585012728548454402 
    https://twitter.com/familybrief/status/1593695070439747584 

    1 hr 2 min
  • Series 3, Episode 3: a dodgy LIFT assessment, a recent FGMPO case, can surrogacy be ethical and institutional racism in the judiciary

    Case law:

    LB OF Z v M v F v X [2022] EWFC 117
    Nottingham County Council v OA v anor [2022] EWFC 102
    Recommendations:
    BBC Analysis - Is ethical surrogacy possible? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001cxjf
    A (short) View from the Presidents Chambers – July 2022 https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/a-short-view-from-the-presidents-chambers-july-2022/ 
    https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/oct/18/judiciary-in-england-and-wales-institutionally-racist-says-report
    Racial bias and the bench https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=64125 

    Senior high court judge to address issues in ‘parental alienation’ cases https://amp.theguardian.com/law/2022/oct/10/senior-high-court-judge-to-address-issues-in-parental-alienation-cases

     

     

    43 min
  • Series 3, Episode 2: habitual residence, expert controversy and your next podcast obsession

    Vote for us in the Family Law Awards for ‘Commentator of the Year’! Scroll to the bottom of this page to find the link to vote: https://www.familylawawards.com/ehome/familylawawards2022/finalists/

    Don’t forget to provide your name and other details after voting so your vote can be verified!

    Case law

    S v A (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 2300 (Fam) (07 September 2022)

    F v M (3): [2022] EWFC 89 

    Reading/podcast/blog recommendations

    NAGALRO evidence to House of Lords Select Committee on repeal of s.1(5) Adoption and Children Act 2002 - https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/107853/html/ 

    Can I tell you a secret? Guardian podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/can-i-tell-you-a-secret/id1643870040 

    Prima Facie - https://primafacie.ntlive.com 

    Nuffield Family Justice Observatory: In Conversation with Dr Kate Hellin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Vjdojdfmc 

    National Justice Museum – We Wish You a Merry Murder https://www.nationaljusticemuseum.org.uk/museum/events/we-wish-you-a-merry-murder 

    Tweet of the week

    Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC https://twitter.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/1576828311405154304 

    With thanks to Kimberley Kenyon (@youcanbelostdesigns on Instagram) for the podcast artwork and to Benjamin Gladman for the podcast music 

    https://benjamingladman.bandcamp.com/

    You can follow Malvika and Maddie on Twitter @MalvikaJaganmo1 and @Maddie__Whelan2

    While every effort is made to ensure that the contents of each episode is accurate, none of the contents of any episode of Professionally Embarrassing are intended to be a substitute for legal advice. No liability is accepted for any error or omission within any episode.  

    48 min
  • Series 3, Episode 1: a BUMPER case law update, what we’re bingeing on Netflix and exciting awards news!

    Vote for us in the Family Law Awards for ‘Commentator of the Year’! Scroll to the bottom of this page to find the link to vote: https://www.familylawawards.com/ehome/familylawawards2022/finalists/

    Don’t forget to provide your name and other details after voting so your vote can be verified!

    Case law

    A (A Child) (Withdrawal of Treatment: Legal Representation) [2022] EWCA Civ 1221

    Re W-A (Children: Foreign Conviction) [2022] EWCA Civ 1118
    X v Y [2022] EWFC 77
    Re S (Vulnerable Party: Fairness of Proceedings) [2022] EWCA Civ 8
    Hertfordshire CC v M & Ors [2022] EWFC 99
    Barts Health NHS Trust v Dance & Ors (Re Archie Battersbee) [2022] EWFC 80
    Warwickshire CC v X and Z [2022] EWHC 2146
    Re G (Child Post-Mortem Report: Delays) [2022] EWFC 55

    Reading/podcast/blog recommendations

    Meet, Marry, Murder on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81497588

    Dated and Related on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81347577
    Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20342617-just-mercy
    Our Father on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81227735
    Delhi Crime on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81076756
    Malvika Jaganmohan on The Transparency Project https://transparencyproject.org.uk/author/malvika-j/

    Tweet of the week

    Post by Marisa Allman on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marisa-allman-63402b21_for-those-who-are-about-to-start-pupillage-activity-6976547202957516801-68wv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

    Tweet by @legalstyleblog 

    https://twitter.com/legalstyleblog/status/1569250686860234752?s=20&t=s6R7XGuNAFZY6yU0fYGAzA

    Tweet by @JoDQC https://twitter.com/JoDQC/status/1569684248654643200?s=20&t=s6R7XGuNAFZY6yU0fYGAzA

    With thanks to Kimberley Kenyon (@youcanbelostdesigns on Instagram) for the podcast artwork and to Benjamin Gladman for the podcast music 

    https://benjamingladman.bandcamp.com/

    47 min
  • Series 2, Episode 9: self-incrimination in the family courts, intimate images and congrats to new pupils!
    Bailii
    Re P (Disclosure) P (Children : Disclosure) [2022] EWCA Civ 495 (12 April 2022)
     
    Re M (Intimate Images) M (A Child : Private Law Children Proceedings: Case Management: Intimate Images) [2022] EWHC 986 (Fam) (29 April 2022)
     
    Recommendations
    Spider Woman: A Life by Lady Hale https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/spider-woman-a-life-by-the-former,lady-hale-9781847926593?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7Oe8t92E-AIViLbtCh1C9gfPEAAYAiAAEgISefD_BwE
     
    Lily Singh, “Seat at the table isn’t the solution for gender equity” https://youtu.be/9EBkS2kE7uk
     
    Heard v Depp trial (ongoing) https://youtu.be/OuZDNakM7QU
     
    Panorama, Protecting Our Children: A Balancing Act BBC One - Panorama, Protecting Our Children: A Balancing Act
     
    Tweets
    https://twitter.com/evesrobinson/status/1518840102310629378?s=21&t=_TRWs-Ilb6UWUfnvISs-xg
     
    And finally, congratulations to all future and wannabe pupils from both of us! 🎉
    45 min
  • Series 2, Episode 9
    Bailii
    Re P (Disclosure) P (Children : Disclosure) [2022] EWCA Civ 495 (12 April 2022)
    Re M (Intimate Images) M (A Child : Private Law Children Proceedings: Case Management: Intimate Images) [2022] EWHC 986 (Fam) (29 April 2022)
    Recommendations
    Spider Woman: A Life by Lady Hale https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/spider-woman-a-life-by-the-former,lady-hale-9781847926593?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7Oe8t92E-AIViLbtCh1C9gfPEAAYAiAAEgISefD_BwE
    Lily Singh, “Seat at the table isn’t the solution for gender equity” https://youtu.be/9EBkS2kE7uk
    Heard v Depp trial (ongoing) https://youtu.be/OuZDNakM7QU
    Panorama, Protecting Our Children: A Balancing Act BBC One - Panorama, Protecting Our Children: A Balancing Act
    Tweets
    https://twitter.com/evesrobinson/status/1518840102310629378?s=21&t=_TRWs-Ilb6UWUfnvISs-xg
    And finally, congratulations to all future and wannabe pupils from both of us! 🎉
    46 min
  • Series 2, Episode 8: a Children’s Guardian on the warpath, another s54 surrogacy palaver and where to learn advocacy from a silk
    Cases
    N (A Child) (Termination of children's guardian) [2022] EWFC B16 (09 February 2022) - https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2022/B16.html 
    Z (A Child) (Surrogacy) [2022] EWFC 18 (10 March 2022) - https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2022/B16.html
    Recommendations
    The Advocacy Podcast – https://www.theadvocacypodcast.com
    Modern Family Matters - https://modernfamilymatters.buzzsprout.com 
    Tweet of the week
    Oliver Conway - https://twitter.com/OliverConway/status/1509807290144202753
    Anneka Sinclair - https://twitter.com/AnnekaSinclair/status/1508024147338801152
    Diana Wilson - https://twitter.com/DianaWilson165/status/1509925349383151621
    52 min

About Professionally Embarrassing

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Family barristers Malvika Jaganmohan and Maddie Whelan have a fortnightly chit-chat about recent case law, book and podcast recommendations, and general legal fluff.