A High Court judge has been removed from overseeing a case involving an alleged rape, in part due to his membership of the Garrick club. Dr Charlotte Proudman representing the mother submitted a request on the grounds he was a member of the men-only club. tinyurl.com/528vh8x5

I was recently on TRASHFUTURE PODCAST talking about our investigation into the health & care visa, & why I think this is a crisis of equal magnitude to Windrush or Post Office/Horizon.

Thanks again to Riley November & H.K for having me on & being great hosts.

Depressing to see another round of journalism job cuts. Solidarity with all those impacted at openDemocracy

Looking to speak to a Sudanese journalist who has recently reported from Sudan for a podcast I'm hosting. (Understand connectivity is an issue in-country - we have a potential solution)

Ideas very welcome. Cc Hiba Morgan Yousra Elbagir AlMigdad Hassan

Lawyers, activists and MPs call for an end to the male-only Garrick Club but get no response when they try to deliver their letter. And the latest on the story from amelia gentleman 👉 shorturl.at/ewE27

Would be great to see this extended to Northern Ireland where reporting remains blocked ⬇️

That wouldn't have been the case without Hannah Summers exhaustive and thoughtful reporting, and I really can't wait to see what the project grows into. Today she's written about her experiences reporting family court cases. It's well worth a read thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0…

Massive thanks to my editor Gareth Davies and my colleague Louise Tickle who have been working on #familycourtfiles with me. Have also had great support for the project from my other The Bureau of Investigative Journalism colleagues.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has hired Hannah Summers as a full-time family court reporter in what it says is a first for the UK.

Summers will lead TBIJ's Family Court Files investigative series for the next two years:
thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2024-03-2…

🚨We’ve hired the UK’s FIRST full-time family court reporter

Award-winning Hannah Summers is leading our Family Court Files – an investigative series exploring how allegations of domestic and sexual abuse are handled by the family justice system

thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2024-03-2…

A journalist was able to get a job in a Category B prison and access prisoners and areas around the jail with no vetting and no security checks. A damning example of the failures of privatisation - how could anyone wonder why drugs and violence proliferate

It was great to see so many journalists at this The Bureau of Investigative Journalism event organised by Louise Tickle and hear their contributions. We were joined by some brilliant barristers/lawyers who helped create a courtroom scenario. Hope those who came will test their new skills in the family courts!

Times journalist Paul Morgan-Bentley gets a job at a prison using his own name. Here he exposes security lapses, filthy conditions and concerns regarding the death of one of the inmates at HMP Bedford. shorturl.at/jrsR2

As a barrister, I am facing disciplinary proceedings by Bar Standards Board for expressing frustrations at the “echoes of a boys’ club attitude” in a family court judgment by a judge & member of the Garrick. The disciplinary judge recused himself, as he was a member of the Garrick too.

Lawyers call on judges who are members of men-only Garrick Club to resign - more than 60 sign open letter organised by barristers Dr Charlotte Proudman and Elisabeth Traugott claiming membership is incompatible with justice, equality and fairness. shorturl.at/DLU34